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What to Expect on

Coronation Day in
London
Operat ion Golden Orb ( yes that is its real title) is the
battle plan for the crowning of King Charles III and his
- The day begins when the King and Queen are first
consort, Queen Camilla. It will go off with all the tradition
and pomp associated with British ceremonial proceedings, sighted leaving Buckingham Palace in The Gold
even as some parts of the event will be streamlined at the Coach, headed to Westminster Abbey, the site of
personal request of the King who has asked for a smaller every coronation except two since William the
but still rich in history affair. For over 1,000 years, the Conqueror.
ceremony itself has remain unchanged. - The King will be presented to his subjects with a
trumpet fanfare and cheers of " God Save the King!"
The 260 year old Gold State Coach will make an appearance.
There will be crowns and tiaras in abundance. The tradition of He will take his place on the Coronation Chair, under
handing the King gold ingots will be scrapped, along with the need which is placed the Stone of Scone, the historic
for peers to wear ceremonial robes. coronation seat of Scottish kings.

- The Archbishop of Canterbury will bless the new
Westminster Abbey will convey both the grandeur and the deep
Anglican faith. Charles will take an oath as the Defender of the monarch with holy oil beneath a gold cloth and hear
Faith, but this time there will also be words that recognizes that the King take an oath to uphold the law and the
the King serves all religious faiths. There will be bands, music,
Church of England. He will also present him with the
choirs, soldiers, horses, and a sense of the weight of history.
royal orb, sceptre and rod. The monment of
There will also be big TV screens, neighborhood big lunches and
anointing may or may not be broadcast. It was
pop concerts, fireworks, and fun. The event will be supported by
a Bank Holiday to give everyone a chance to take part. And yes, hidden from viewers in 1953. Wait and see.
there will be the folks, happily describing themselves as - Camilla has five grandchildren from her son and
antimonarchists, who believe that the whole thing is bunk and daughter. In a break with royal tradition, the Queen
that it should all have ended when Queen Elizabeth II passed
wants them all to be involved in the coronation. It is
away in 2022. OF a different opinion, tens of thousands of others
understood she has asked them to hold the canopy
will line the streets and wave the Union Jack.
over her as she is ?anointed? with holy oil during the
Meeting some of the criticism head on is why the number of
most sacred part of the ceremony.
royals participating has been reduced to only those designated
- Finally, the Archbishop will place the 17th-century St
as working royals and the guest list has been scaled down from
the coronation of the young Queen Elizabeth II. Edward?s Crown on his head. Assembled peers will
kneel before him in homage.
The new King is has the distinction of being the longest serving
- The late Queen said it was her ?sincere wish? that
waiting- in- the- wings monarch in the history of the realm. Unlike
Camilla should be named Queen Consort when her
his mother, who had recently married her Prince before being
crowned, Charles is a divorced man who married the new Queen husband becomes King. The Queen Consort will have
consort, a divorcee, after a period of very public scandals, one the platinum and diamond crown made for the
bitter divorce, and a tragedy that brought about the death of the Queen Mother?s coronation in 1937 placed on her
mother of the next heir to the throne, Prince William. His wife,
head.
Kate, wears the sapphire engagement ring that belonged to his
- After the ceremony the King and Queen will return to
mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Buckingham Palace in a larger ceremonial procession
It's a new phase for the monarchy, the personal lives of the two with other members of the royal family. This will be
at the top more closely resembling the lives of the everyday NEW FOR
people who don't live in a palace. There is also family drama with shorter than the late Queen?s in 1953, which involved
the non-working royal son and his formerly divorced American 16,000 people. The official celebrations on Saturday
will end when the King and his family appear on the
wife providing the gossip factor, as well as two new family 2021
members with royal titles now in the line of succession. palace balcony to wave to the public.
- Plans show that Prince George, Princess Charlotte
God Save the King and grant him sunshine on Coronation Day.
27 and Prince Louis are all set to join their grandfather
and the Queen as they leave the abbey at the end of
the ceremony on May 6.