Two Royal fans have set up camp outside Buckingham Palace a week before the King's coronation.
10.04.2023 - 11:35 / ok.co.uk
Camilla, Queen Consort is set to pose with a crown jewel at the Coronation in May which could leave Prince William furious, it has been revealed. Camilla, 75, will be crowned alongside King Charles, 74, at the historic event later this year, and numerous items of coronation regalia from the Crown Jewels will be used. One of the items, the Queen Consort's Rod with Dove, may cause upset however, as Prince William, 40, previously called for it to be "destroyed", according to reports.
The rod, from the 1600s, is made from ivory and is said to symbolise equity and mercy.The dove represents the Holy Ghost. According to the Royal Collection Trust's website, it is formed from an ivory rod in three sections, tapering towards the top, and is surmounted by a gold monde enamelled with the national emblems (rose, thistle, harp and fleur-de-lis) with a cross above on which perches an enamelled dove with wings folded. Camilla posing with the item may anger the Prince of Wales, who allegedly called for the rod, along with other items made from ivory, to be "destroyed" back in 2014.
William told Royal confidant Jane Goodall that he would like "all the ivory owned by Buckingham palace destroyed", according to the Independent. Ivory has long been described as 'unethical' and William even formed a conservation group, called United for Wildlife, in 2013 in a bid to stop the illegal trade of Ivory. Following Prince William's comments in 2014, a spokeswoman for the Royal Collection confirmed that any decisions to destroy the item would be made by the Head of State.
Two Royal fans have set up camp outside Buckingham Palace a week before the King's coronation.
Prince Harry is likely to arrive in the UK the day before his father King Charles' Coronation, a royal expert has explained.The Duke of Sussex confirmed his attendance for the historic event which is set to take place on May 6, however his wife, the Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.The decision came after weeks of speculation surrounding whether the royal couple, who are now permanently based in California, would make an appearance at the historic event.The date of the Coronation is also the couple's eldest son Prince Archie's fourth birthday, which could be the reason for Meghan's decision to stay in the US with the children. While Harry is set to return to the UK for the first time since his surprise visit in late March for his High Court hearing, the royal could only be making a short trip.
Prince William wait to be king. Just watch how he sweetly corrected a little boy who called him «the king.»The Prince of Wales had a charming encounter with a little boy Thursday when he and Kate Middleton visited the Dowlais Rugby Club in Wales.
The nation is united for King Charles III's coronation - the first one in the UK for more than 70 years.The historic occasion at Westminster Abbey on May 6 will see His Majesty crowned alongside wife Camilla, who will become Queen. Around 2,000 dignitaries are expected to attend, with members of the royal family rubbing shoulders with representatives from the government, church and the Commonwealth.
Thanks to the record-breaking reign of Queen Elizabeth II, for most of us, King Charles’ will be the first coronation we’ve witnessed. As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the late Queen’s 70 years on the throne meant that Charles, her eldest son, has automatically had the longest wait of any heir apparent.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort. Taken by Hugo Bernand, the photograph depicts the couple in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. Appropriately, the couple are both dressed in blue, with the king in a navy suit and blue tie, and the queen consort in a royal blue dress.The caption reads, «As the countdown to the Coronation continues, a new photograph of The King and The Queen Consort has been released.»A post shared by Buckingham Palace (@buckinghampalace.official)King Charles' coronation on May 6, which formalizes his role as the head of the Church of England and marks the transfer of his title and powers, takes place at Westminster Abbey.
With just days to go until the Coronation, three new photographs of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla have been released. The new portraits show the couple, who will next Saturday be officially crowned, posing in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace. The photos were taken by Hugo Burnard, who also took the Royal couple's wedding pictures back in 2005.
Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.
A Broadway icon is making his contribution to a royal celebration.
When Camilla, Britain’s queen consort, is crowned alongside her husband next week, the moment will mark the culmination of a remarkable – and painstakingly slow – transformation over five decades of a figure once reviled as the other woman and considered a huge liability to the British monarchy.
King Charles’ coronation, security plans for the event are tightening up. The Crown Jewels are the main centerpiece for the crowning on May 6 and the gems are reportedly being heavily guarded to prevent a movie-like heist.The highly classified affair has been given the moniker “Operation Tower of London,” a source told the Mirror on Friday.The priceless collection of jewels will be used in the religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey and was moved from their main home at the Tower of London recently.The streets of London will be crawling with thousands of police, with teams of armed guards, snipers and military personnel securing the premises.
Princess Anne will feature in King Charles' glittering procession to Buckingham Palace after he has been crowned. Anne will ride on horseback behind the gold state coach carrying the newly crowned King and Queen Consort as they travel down The Mall.The Mirror reported Charles has given his younger sister the prominent role during the historic day in recognition of her service.The newspaper reported a royal source as saying about Charles: “He is rewarding the Princess Royal for her loyalty and her unwavering devotion to duty.” Hundreds of troops will take part in the procession through the streets of the capital, likely to be led by the Household Cavalry’s Life Guards and Blues and Royals.The procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace will include armed forces personnel from across the Commonwealth and British overseas territories, and all UK armed forces, the newspaper reported.
As the King's Coronation draws closer, members of the royal family will be busy preparing for the historical day ahead with Kate Middleton said to be hitting the gym and helping her children. The Princess of Wales will play a key role in her grandfather-in-law's coronation as the next Queen Consort in line of succession, alongside husband, Prince William who is heir to the throne. As preparations and rehearsals are well underway for the day, historian, writer and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop spoke exclusively to OK! and said “Kate will be working out and in that gym" in the days leading up to the coronation.
King Charles’ Coronation is being commemorated with four new stamps - featuring his crowning and the causes that have made up his life’s work. The set, to be released by Royal Mail, is based on newly-commissioned wood engravings by artist Andrew Davidson, and one imagines St Edward’s Crown being lowered onto Charles’ head by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the moment of coronation.
Queen Consort Camilla has been immortalised in a waxwork statue unveiled at Madame Tussauds ahead of King Charles’ Coronation. The statue - which has an incredible likeness to the 75 year old royal - will stand alongside Charles, Prince William, Kate Middleton, the late Queen and Prince Philip in a replica Throne Room at the London attraction.
The Prince of Wales commemorated Australia and New Zealand’s war dead in a dawn service marking Anzac Day on Tuesday. Hundreds of Australians, New Zealanders, and military personnel watched as William laid a wreath of red poppies and white flowers at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner in London. The message on the wreath read: “In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.” He wore a red poppy during the service, and bowed briefly to the wreath before standing in silent tribute for a few moments.
Queen Camilla’s son has her back.
The Queen Consort’s younger sister Annabel Elliot will have a formal role during the coronation as a Lady in Attendance. Camilla, 75, will be supported by Annabel, 74, and another Lady in Attendance, Fiona, 68, the Marchioness of Lansdowne, who was named as a Queen’s Companion last November.The Queen Consort will be crowned alongside the King during the May 6 coronation service, and will also have four Pages of Honour who will perform roles alongside the Ladies in Attendance.The schoolboys are her three grandsons, twin boys Gus and Louis, aged 13, by her daughter Laura Lopes, and 13-year-old Frederick, by son Tom Parker Bowles, and her great-nephew, Arthur Elliot, 10, Mrs Elliot’s grandson.
Camilla Parker Bowles is the latest Royal to be left squirming in the spotlight of King Charles' Coronation dramas, as people across the nation have expressed their disdain at her new title as Queen ahead of the historic event on May 6.
Queen Camilla has plans to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II with her coronation tiara.