1 year ago
48
King Charles III Coronation: The New Line of Succession
Ahead of King Charles III's coronation, we're going backmost 70 years to revisit the past clip the historical lawsuit occurred: erstwhile his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, assumed the throne.
The precocious monarch, who died past September astatine property 96, was crowned June 2, 1953. She was conscionable 27 erstwhile she became sovereign aft her father King George VI's death. By comparison, erstwhile Charles is crowned during his May 6 coronation, helium volition beryllium 74, making him the oldest monarch crowned successful British history.
The King and wife Queen Camilla will beryllium joined by their family, including his sons Prince Harry and heir Prince William, who volition beryllium accompanied by woman Kate Middleton and children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. Also acceptable to be are the monarch's siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Elizabeth had an other level of affectional enactment astatine her coronation. Joining her hubby Prince Philip and their eldest children Charles and Anne—as Andrew and Edward were not calved yet—in supporting her during the event, were her mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and sister Princess Margaret.
But speech from the impermanent lists, determination are respective logistical differences between Elizabeth and Charles' coronations—and not conscionable due to the fact that of the 70-year difference. The King's will person a smaller impermanent list and helium volition question a shorter region during the procession. In addition, more radical volition beryllium capable to ticker Charles' coronation live, not to notation sermon it connected societal media, arsenic the Queen's coronation could lone aerial successful real-time locally.
See photos from the Queen's coronation and find retired much differences betwixt hers and the King's upcoming lawsuit below:
Getty Images; E! Illustration
Almost Time
On May 6, 2023, the coronation of the precocious Queen Elizabeth II's son, King Charles III, will instrumentality place in London. Let's look backmost astatine his mother's coronation up of his large day.
Central Press/Getty Images
The New Queen
On June 2, 1953, much than a twelvemonth aft the decease of her father King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II's coronation took place.
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Family Affair
At her coronation, Queen Elizabeth II was surrounded by family. She is pictured connected a Buckingham Palace balcony with her hubby Prince Philip (who died successful 2021) and their 2 eldest children King Charles III (a past 4-year-old Prince Charles) and Princess Anne, 2 (pictured).
Elizabeth and Philip's youngest children, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, were not calved yet astatine the clip of her coronation.
Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool/Shutterstock
Charles' Family Affair
The coronation of King Charles III and wife Queen Camilla volition besides diagnostic their household members. In summation to the King's siblings, this includes his sons Prince William and Prince Harry, William's wife Kate Middleton and their children Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Parental Support
Also successful attendance astatine Queen Elizabeth II's coronation: Her mom Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret, who are pictured present with her son King Charles III.
The Print Collector/Getty Images
Guest List
Queen Elizabeth II was besides joined astatine her 1952 coronation by her six maids of honor.
Overall, the Queen welcomed about 8,000 relatives, friends and dignitaries to her coronation, per USA Today. However, King Charles III will person astir 2,200 guests.
NBC News/NBCU Photo Bank
Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation took spot astatine Westminster Abbey successful London.
Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images
Renovated Abbey
Westminster Abbey—the tract of royal events like Queen Elizabeth II's 2022 ceremonial and Kate Middleton and Prince William's 2011 royal wedding—is wherever Charles' coronation volition beryllium held.
The celebrated operation has not changed overmuch successful caller decades. However, a caller tower, the archetypal large summation since 1745, was opened to the nationalist successful 2018.
Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Shorter Journey
According to ITV News, the King and Queen volition travel 1.3 miles down The Mall, southbound of Trafalgar Square, down Whitehall and Parliament Street, and astir the eastbound and southbound sides of Parliament Square to Broad Sanctuary to get astatine Westminster Abbey.
By comparison, Queen Elizabeth II traveled a longer procession way for her coronation—a 4.5-mile loop astir cardinal London that took her done buying meccas Oxford Street (pictured) and Regent Street, allowing for much radical to get a premier presumption of their new monarch.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Old Whip
The Queen rode in the Gold State Coach from Buckingham Palace to her coronation astatine Westminster Abbey. She famously described her travel successful the leather strap-suspended conveyance arsenic "horrible," ITV News reported.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
New Whip
In a interruption from tradition, King Charles III and Queen Camilla volition person a little bumpy procession thrust leaving Buckingham Palace, arsenic they volition instrumentality the modern Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which was created for Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate the 60th day of her reign successful 2012. She and husband Prince Philip, who died successful 2021, are the only royal household members to person ever ridden successful it.
However, Charles and Camilla volition instrumentality the 260-year-old Gold State Coach on their way backmost to the Palace aft the coronation service.
Central Press/Getty Images
Here Come the Troops
The U.K. subject volition parade successful the streets during King Charles III's coronation, arsenic they did during his mother's successful 1953. However, portion the Queen's lawsuit progressive astatine slightest 35,000 troops and police, her son's volition necessitate astir 6,000, USA Today reported. (Pictured: Female subject unit march on Whitehall with bayonets successful grant of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.)
PA Images via Getty Images
Royal Air Force Salute
Queen Elizabeth II, with her children King Charles III and Princess Anne connected the balcony of Buckingham Palace, are seen present looking up as 168 fighter jets alert implicit them successful the Royal Air Force Salute to Her Majesty, aft the 1952 coronation ceremonial astatine Westminster Abbey.
The King volition person akin subject flypast at his coronation.
NBC News/NBCU Photo Bank
Better Than Carrier Pigeons
While Queen Elizabeth II's coronation was broadcast unrecorded locally—and watched by implicit 20 cardinal radical connected TV—North American broadcast networks had to improvise to service American audiences. Their journalists recorded their reports successful London and jet bombers flew the reels to the United States and Canada, wherever radical funny to spot the caller monarch crossed the pond were capable to ticker the historical lawsuit lone hours later.
The Print Collector/Getty Images
What's successful a Name?
The recently crowned Queen Elizabeth II and hubby Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are seen waving to the assemblage astatine her coronation successful 1953.
Philip was ne'er fixed the rubric of King due to the fact that per royal tradition, helium did not inherit the throne and cannot reign, and besides due to the fact that a antheral joined to a reigning queen is lone allowed to beryllium referred to arsenic a Prince Consort. In 1957, the Queen bestowed upon Philip the title of Prince.
King Charles III's woman became known as Queen Consort Camilla aft his mother's decease successful September 2022. However, the coronation invitations awesome that she'll simply spell by Queen Camilla.
PA Images via Getty Images
Let's Party
As was the lawsuit during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation 1953, adjacent radical acold from the procession way are expected to instrumentality portion successful thoroughfare celebrations successful grant of King Charles III's coronation.
INTERCONTINENTALE/AFP via Getty Images
The Crowds Go Wild
Like at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, scores residents and visitors of London are expected to enactment the procession way to drawback a glimpse of their new monarch.
NBC News/NBCU Photo Bank
The Palace
...not to notation the outskirts of Buckingham Palace.
PA Images via Getty Images
Coronation Countdown
In fact, celebrations person already begun successful anticipation of King Charles III's coronation—including astatine Big Ben.
For the latest breaking quality updates, click present to download the E! News App
