London.- King Charles III plans to take a shorter ride and a more comfortable carriage to Westminster Abbey for his coronation, cutting back on the route his mother took in 1953 in a bid for a more modest event that will include some modern touches, it reported. Buckingham Palace on Sunday.
Regardless, the May 6 ceremony will still be grounded in ancient traditions and decked out in royal trousseau from the crown jewels, but it will also feature its own personalized emoji, a reflection of Britain’s first coronation in the network age. social. Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was the first to be broadcast on television 70 years ago.
In a departure from tradition, Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, will depart Buckingham Palace in the black horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Carriage, which was built for the 60th anniversary of the reign of Isabel. The vehicle features heat, air conditioning, power windows and a suspension system that will provide a more comfortable ride than the one her mother took for her coronation.
The two-kilometre (1.3-mile) journey is slightly shorter than the one Elizabeth took to the royal church. The procession will pass through the Admiralty Arch; along Trafalgar Square and a statue of Charles I, the monarch beheaded in 1649; and by Parliament before arriving at the religious ceremony at 11 in the morning.
While Carlos wants to show that the monarchy is still relevant in modern, multicultural Britain, he has also said that he plans to downsize the institution. The coronation is expected to reflect that with a shorter and less extravagant ceremony than Elizabeth II’s three-hour one.
In any case, the coronation of Carlos and Camila will feature much of the priceless coronation trousseau that has been used for centuries, including five symbolic swords, two sceptres and the Ring of the Sovereign, made of sapphire with a ruby cross surrounded by diamonds.
Camila, who will wear Queen Mary’s crown, will hold a controversial scepter made of ivory. Britain almost completely bans the trade in elephant ivory products, and Prince William, heir to the throne, has campaigned against the illicit trade in animal parts.
During the ceremony, which will be conducted by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles will be crowned with St Edward’s crown, the centerpiece of the collection of royal jewels that millions of people visit the Tower of London every year.
Inspired by the coronation emoji, the crown features a 4.9-pound (2.2-kilogram) solid gold frame inlaid with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topaz, and tourmalines, and has a purple velvet cap. and a band of ermine. Elizabeth wore it during her coronation and it was adapted for her son.
At the end of the ceremony, Carlos will don the lighter State Imperial crown for the procession back to the palace.
Unlike the 5-mile (8-kilometre) drive Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip took around London in 1953, Carlos and Camila will return the way they came, but in a 260-year-old carriage that has been used in every coronations since that of William IV in 1831, and of which various monarchs have said that it is very uncomfortable.
