'The ceremonies you have seen today are ancient, and some of their origins are veiled in the mists of the past,' she had said. (His was the first ascension ceremony ever televised.) Her words echo today - especially as her son continues her legacy by opening up more of the rituals. Hers made history because it was the first to be televised.Įlizabeth, during her coronation, explained the significance of the ancient rites and rituals and why she was sharing them to the public. Queen Elizabeth's coronation took place in June 1953 when she was 27, though she had been queen already since she was 25.

This is, to put it simply, King Charles III's moment.Ĭharles joins a line of 39 other sovereigns to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the setting for every coronation of a British sovereign since William the Conquerer was crowned in 1066. The coronation is an act of diplomacy, she says, and a chance to 'stamp the king's character on the national and global stage.' But it's much more than that,' royal expert Daisy McAndrew tells. 'Legally, it's an obligation for a monarch to take oaths formally to become king. Those modifications will be symbolic and representative of his approach to his role.

The coronation, a religious and historic ceremony, is the act of crowning a new monarch. Think of it as a wedding: A formal ritual with familiar components, which Charles may choose to modify. The coronation of King Charles III, the United Kingdom's first in 70 years, is a ceremony eight months - but really a lifetime - in the making.įollowing the death in September of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at age 96, Charles automatically ascended the throne - so many may wonder: What is the significance of a coronation? Well, it all comes down to tradition.

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