Historical image, with a lot of rain. very british. At 74 years old, Charles III he has been crowned the longest-reigning monarch in history to accede to the throne and has been named supreme head of the Anglican Protestant Church of England and Wales. Attached to this photograph Camillawhich has ceased to be queen consort to ascend to the throne as queen, as Elizabeth II said. London and the United Kingdom applaud before their sovereign, his flag and his anthem. At 1:00 p.m., the iconic phrase “God save the King!” Later, the Prince of Wales, at a moment of her intervention, has approached to kiss her. Her father, extremely excited, told her: “Thank you, Guillermo.”
With a rundown measured to the millimeter, traced in Operation Golden Orb, Carlos and Camilla have led the procession that has left from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, where the enthronement has taken place.
The King’s Procession, with the carriage of his mother Elizabeth II
In the so-called Procession of the King, the first float has left (there are two). A light car that Elizabeth II took in 2012 for her Diamond Jubilee (her 60 years as sovereign). It will be in the procession back to the palace, with the king crowned, when we see the historic Gold State Coach, the Golden Carriage. The same one used by George III in 1762 and the same one that paraded in 2022 with the hologram of Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee. Eight Windsor Grays will pull the carriage due to its enormous weight (four tons). The entourage goes at a pedestrian pace.
For an event marked by the new times, an effort had to be made for recycling. Carlos has reused the dresses of his ancestors. To do this, he has gone back to George IV, in 1821. From there, he has rescued clothing from George V, George VI and his own mother, Elizabeth II. The king, at his entrance to the abbey, has donned the robe of state of crimson velvet. It is the same one that his grandfather wore at the coronation in 1937. It shows off a lining and golden lace. It is the first image that this holiday has left us.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has officiated the ceremony. Carlos III, who has entered through the west door, has taken a seat in the chair his ancestor King Edward. After launching God save the king, the monarch has sworn the law and respect to the church.
In the oath, the monarch has been anointed on the head, hands and chest with the oil consecrated by the Anglican archbishop in Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The vegan oil comes from the olive press from two olive groves on the Mount of Olives. Camilla has also been anointed.
At the moment of anointing, the king has worn the Supertunic, a recycled gold-colored coat also fourth-hand, after George V, George VI and Elizabeth II. Over this tunic, the Imperial Mantle, inherited from the same ancestors. The cloak, made of gold, gold, silver and silk thread, is finished off with fringes and a gold clasp. Roses, thistles, shamrocks, crowns, eagles and fleurs-de-lys have been embroidered.
George the page
It has been a ceremony adapted to the new times, more inclusive, with visibility to other religious beliefs that attest to the cultural diversity of the Commonwealth, in which the heir, Guillermo, and the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, have participated. Also George, as a page, has had the role of him as the king’s grandson.
Then, the investiture has arrived. Carlos has received the scepter, three swords and a ring, a symbolic delivery of his power and authority, but also of his duty. The sovereign wore the Colobium Sindonis, a kind of white linen shirt with a single button. This piece was worn at the Coronation of his grandfather, King George VI, also at Westminster (in 1937). It is a design of the historic Ede & Ravenscroft. Immediately afterwards, the momentazo has arrived.
Carlos, with the crown of San Eduardo, cut and adjusted to the perimeter of his head. One kilo of weight Then Archbishop Welby has placed the Imperial State Crown on her, which she will wear in the procession back to the palace. Camilla is also promoted, although without taking an oath because she is not a de facto monarch. She wears the crown of Queen Mary.