King Carlos III surprises everyone and breaks tradition: how will his coronation be

An unexpected gesture that makes some raise their mouths. Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will break with tradition on the day of the king’s coronation, using a carriage over 200 years old for just part of the procession, traveling in a more comfortable and modern one. King Charles III, who ascended to the throne on September 8, 2022 after his mother’s death, will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, as Queen Elizabeth II did in June 1953, a year after succeeding to King George VI.

According to information from Buckingham Palace, Charles III and Camille will not travel in the sumptuous 260-year-old “Gold State” carriage on the short trip they will make from the royal palace, but will only use it for the return trip after the coronation. The monarch of the United Kingdom and Camilla personally decided to make the one-way trip, a journey of about two kilometers, with the “Diamond Jubilee” carriage, built to celebrate the 80th birthday of Elizabeth II, in 2006, as it is more modern and equipped. of heating and air conditioning. Elizabeth II once recounted how uncomfortable the “Golden State” was for her when she wore it for her coronation in 1953. And Charles doesn’t want to repeat his mother’s “uncomfortable” experience.

Source: IL Tempo

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