Buckingham Palace has unveiled the route King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will take to Westminster Abbey. Two carriages will be used: one to go, the other to return.
Buckingham Palace unveiled new details on Sunday concerning the coronation of King Charles III which will take place on May 6, in particular by publishing the route of the procession.
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will leave Buckingham Palace and walk up London’s wide avenue “The Mall” before taking Parliament Street to arrive at Westminster Abbey, where the ceremony will take place.
A course of about two kilometers, a little less than the 2.5 that Elizabeth II had traveled during her coronation in 1953.
Surprise, they will not use until their return the traditional “Gold State Coach”, the 260-year-old golden carriage that transports British sovereigns during major events. On the way out, Charles and Camilla preferred to opt for the “Diamond Jubilee State Coach”, which is more modern and comfortable, with air conditioning if necessary.
“A huge procession” after the coronation
The outward journey, in the “Diamond Jubilee State Coach”, will be “a smaller procession”, explains in a video posted by the royal family on Twitter Edward Fitzalan-Howard, Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk and organizer of the event .
The return, after the coronation, will be “a huge procession”, he promises. Charles III and his wife will take the same route as on the outward journey.
Three days of festivities are planned from Saturday May 6 for the coronation of Charles III. After the ceremony on Saturday, Britons are invited to gather on Sunday for the traditional neighborhood picnics. Monday is a public holiday, the Palace inviting the inhabitants to practice associative activities. King Charles will also have the right to a special emoji on Twitter.
