The King Charles III Coronation is currently being prepared for!
The crown that he will don has been taken out of the renowned Tower of London, where it is kept with the other Crown Jewels so that it can be repaired in preparation for the historic service on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
The St. Edward Crown, the focal point of the solemn event, is traveling and will undergo some “modification work” prior to the Coronation in five months, Buckingham Palace revealed on Saturday.
During the liturgy at Westminster Abbey, Charles, 74, will receive the crown and have it placed on his head at the moment of coronation. The original crown, which had been melted down in 1649, was replaced when Charles II received it in 1661.
The original, according to the palace, is believed to have been created by Edward the Confessor, the final Anglo-Saxon ruler of England in the eleventh century.
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The new crown had two arches, four fleurs-de-lis, and four crosses-pattée, and it was made by the Royal Goldsmith Robert Vyner under a commission in 1661. It is made with a solid gold frame and set with tourmalines, garnets, topazes, amethysts, and rubies. A velvet cap with an ermine band is also attached to it.
As he departs the event, King Charles is most likely to wear the lighter Imperial State Crown.
The Imperial State Crown is the one that is more frequently worn, and Charles will don it on special occasions like the State Opening of Parliament, just like his mother, Queen Elizabeth. The St. Edward Crown, however, is only worn during actual coronations and was last worn by the late Queen, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 96.
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In comparison to Elizabeth’s funeral nearly 70 years ago, the service is probably going to be much smaller, most noticeably in terms of the number of guests.
2,000 people will attend the service as opposed to the 8,000 people that packed the Abbey in 1953. However, palace officials are adamant that Charles’ ceremony will nonetheless uphold the grandeur and traditions one would anticipate from such a unique royal event.
