The D-Day has finally arrived which will write a brand new chapter in the Royal history of Great Britain. King Charles III's coronation will take place on May 6, 2023, at the Westminster Abbey in London. Apart from millions of Britishers, thousand of elite guests have already arrived in London to witness history in England. With the countdown for the King Charles III coronation has begun and the guests have already arrived, the royal event will be a big and lavish affair. Notably, there will be a certain procedure that will be followed during King Charles III's coronation. A Coronation is both the symbolic religious rite in which a sovereign is crowned and the actual act of laying a crown on a monarch's head and there are many things of historical importance that will be used during the event. Therefore, True Scoop News brings you a brief breakdown or let's say a step-by-step guide to King Charles III's coronation ceremony.
When will King Charles III Coronation start?
King Charles III Coronation will be live-streamed around the world by news channels. Not only this the Royal Family YouTube channel is also expected to live stream the coronation. The coronation procession will start at 3 PM (IST) on May 6 with the King and Queen Camilla will step out of Buckingham Palace for a procession (a little over 1 mile) to head to Westminster Abbey. Then at 3.30 p.m. IST: The coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey (church)will start with the Archbishop in front of the royals and guests who have been invited from all around the world. Then at 4.30 p.m. IST: King Charles III and Queen will travel back to the Palace in a slow procession, meeting crowds. Finally, at 6.45 p.m.: The Royal Family and the King will do their usual Royal family balcony wave at the palace and watch the flypast. While it sounds quite a normal coronation, but let us tell you that it is not. As per reports, the total money spent on King Charles III Coronation is Rs 10000 core.
As the coronation ceremony is of great religious importance for the monarchy, below is everything you need to know about historical and rare things which will be used in until the moment the crown is placed on King Charles III's head-
King Charles III's coronation on Saturday will be the first time in 70 years that there has been a coronation of a British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022, was crowned in June 1953 when she was aged just 25. In order to make it much more historical, there will also be two large processions, first in formal coronation at Westminster Abbey, then the second day a concert at Windsor along with thousands of street parties across the country. As per British media reports, King Charles's coronation will consist of five main elements. These are the Recognition; the Oath; the Anointing; the Investiture and Crowning; and the Enthronement and Homage, as well as the Queen Consort’s coronation. Below is everything about the procession-
1) Coach procession
King Charles along with Queen Camilla will step out of Buckingham Palace for a procession at 3 PM. Notably, their travel two the Abbey will be in the contemporary Diamond Jubilee State Coach. The Diamond Jubilee State Coach is of great historical importance. It was built to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the reign. Thereafter, the duo will return from the Abbey in the 260-year-old Gold State Coach built in 1760 for King George III. Notably, the State Coach has been used for the coronation of every British monarch since William VI in 1830, and its presence signifies the stability of the last 200 years of the crown. The coach will be pulled by 8 houses and it weighs around 4 tonnes. 4000 Royal Guards and the army will be escorting King Charles and Camilla's State Coach. Furthermore, Charles will wear George VI’s crimson Robe of State and Camilla will wear Elizabeth II’s crimson Robe of State.
2) Anointment: As mentioned above anointment includes Investiture and crowning. In this, King Charles will be anointed with holy Chrism oil, which is manufactured from Mount of Olives olives and is revered in Jerusalem. The Dean of Westminster pours oil from the ampulla – an eagle-shaped vessel into the coronation spoon the oldest object in the coronation regalia.
3)Crowning: Thereafter, King Charles III will be crowned by sitting on a coronation chair that is roughly 700 years old and will be awarded bejeweled orbs, specters, swords, and rings. Charles will be crowned with 2.2. Kilogramme St. Edward’s Crown, as his mother was before him. Coming to the Coronation Chair, it was built for Edward I in 1300 to house the Stone of Scone, a sandstone block traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs. Edward had stolen it from the Scottish in 1296 and enclosed it within the oaken chair, and ever since then, it has served as a centerpiece of coronation ceremonies.
Coronation Cost- King Charles III's coronation is projected to cost approximately £100 million (around 1021.5 crore). As per the World of Statistics official report, England's number comes at 3rd spot when it comes to the high inflation rate. With 10.1 percent, England is at third in terms of inflation rate. Not only this, England's crippling economy and banking sectors saw a change in Prime Minister i.e. Rishi Shunak became the first ever Indian origin Prime Minister of England. However, England is still in recovery mode when it comes to an economic slowdown and increasing inflation. At such time, TIME reported that King Charles III's coronation is expected to cost British taxpayers at least £100 million ($125 million). However, the report clarified that Neither Downing Street nor Buckingham Palace has confirmed the exact cost of the coronation. However, British media outlets have pointed out the £100 million figure, a sum roughly double the cost of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.