Keeping tabs? Meghan Markle isn’t afraid of speaking about her experience within the British royal family — and her words make waves across the pond.
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crowned sovereign of the United Kingdom, King Charles III will finally get his day in the sun.Following her death last month, Charles, 73, became the new monarch and his own coronation is set for May 6, 2023.The date is also the day that his grandson Archie — the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — will turn 4 years old. Queen Elizabeth was ordained as ruler on June 2, 1953, and her coronation was full of pomp and circumstance.However, Charles’ ceremony is reportedly set to be a scaled back and more modernized celebration.“The king has stripped back a lot of the coronation in recognition that the world has changed in the past 70 years,” a source recently divulged to the Mirror.The three-hour service at Westminster Abbey will be pared down to just 60 minutes.As for guests who earned a coveted spot on the invite list, the amount has been chopped down from 8,000 to 2,000.It is expected that peers will wear formal coronation robes, however, the need for the uniform choices may be modified.Operation Golden Orb, which is the code name for the planning of the coronation, was first speculated to be held on June 3.
Charles’ wife, Camilla, will be crowned queen consort alongside him.“The coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Tuesday.The religious ceremony will be performed by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury.As for Queen Elizabeth, her 1953 coronation was the first to be televised by the BBC and was watched by more than 27 million people. The three-hour service cost a whopping £1.57 million (about $1.7 million, which would be about $50 million in today’s money, reported
.Keeping tabs? Meghan Markle isn’t afraid of speaking about her experience within the British royal family — and her words make waves across the pond.
It's been a matter of weeks since King Charles III became Britain's new monarch - and next summer he will be officially crowned during his coronation.
King Charles III looked to be in great spirits as he donned a kilt to greet scores of people waiting to catch a glimpse of him in Aberdeen. The new King met crowds on Union Street during a visit to Aberdeen Town House to meet families who have settled in Aberdeen from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
Royal fans have noticed something familiar about King Charles III’s upcoming coronation date.
Following the announcement from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday that King Charles III’s coronation at Westminster Abbey will be on May 6 next year, some on social media have been debating if the date could be a slight to his son Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. May 6 also happens to be their son Archie’s birthday. He will turn 4 during the coronation. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had a strained relationship with the rest of the royal family after they decided to step down as senior royals in 2020 and move to California. Charles spoke kindly of the couple in his first speech as king on Sept.
The King's coronation will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Making it official. King Charles III immediately assumed his rightful place as sovereign upon Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96 in September, and his coronation date has finally been set.
The coronation of King Charles III is set in stone.
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many Royal fans are wondering: when is King Charles III’s coronation?
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace has announced.
King Charles III is said to be planning a “modest” Coronation, where his eldest son Prince William, 40, will play a key role. Charles was formally proclaimed King just days after his late mother Her Majesty the Queen died last month, but his official Coronation isn’t expected to take place until sometime next year.
A new photo of King Charles III with Camilla, the queen consort, and William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, was released by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, and a body language expert is weighing in on the latest royal snapshot. The photo shows the four most senior members of the royal family smiling at the camera in black mourning clothes. It was taken at Buckingham Palace the night before Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and ahead of a state reception hosted by the king for heads of state invited to the Westminster Abbey service. Camilla, Queen Consort, King Charles III, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales pose for a photo ahead of their Majesties the King and the Queen Consort’s reception on Sept.
A royal welcome. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla enjoyed their first joint engagement in Scotland since the official period of mourning Queen Elizabeth II ended.
King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, visited Scotland Monday in their first joint public engagement since the royal mourning period to remember Queen Elizabeth II ended.
King Charles III has sent a "no way back" message to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a new portrait, according to a royal expert. A newly released portrait of the King, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate has been released to the public, however Prince Harry and Meghan are not present in the snap.The portrait was taken the night before the Queen's funeral on Sunday 18 September, which is when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in the United Kingdom.
King Charles III could be changing royal titles of a few family members now that he is at the helm of the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last month at the age of 96. Her Majesty, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was the longest-reigning monarch in British history having served the United Kingdom and 14 other commonwealth countries for 70 years until she died on Sept.
As the new monarch, King Charles III’s portrait will be embossed on all of England’s currency — including bank notes, pound coins and pence coins.