On 2 June 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned during a three-hour-long ceremony of pomp, pageantry and almost 1000-year-old tradition at Westminster Abbey. She was officially inaugurated into office when she received the glittering St Edward’s Crown upon her head: the chief symbol of regal authority.
Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that the coronation of her son, King Charles III will take place on 6 May 2023 in Westminster Abbey.
Although the new King’s coronation ceremony is expected to look markedly different from the Queen’s, reflecting the new sovereign’s vision for a smaller, more modern monarchy, the main aspects of the ceremony will still be rooted in longstanding tradition. These traditions, which remain almost unchanged since they were first performed for the coronation of William the Conqueror in 1066, will see King Charles III take the Coronation Oath, be anointed with
