Latest plans have been released for the coronation ceremony. (file)
London:
Britain’s royal family revealed new details on Sunday about next month’s coronation of King Charles III, including a new Twitter emoji based on the crown the monarch will wear at the historic ceremony.
A special coronation emoji goes live today! An emoji based on the St. Edward’s Crown will appear when any of the following hashtags are used: #Coronation#CoronationConcert#TheBigHelpout#CoronationWeekend#CoronationBigLunchpic.twitter.com/ueHOpkNn6M
— Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 9, 2023
When Queen Elizabeth II died last September after a record-breaking 70-year reign, Charles, 74, immediately became king, but will be formally crowned inside London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6.
The three-day weekend will also include a star-studded concert, nationwide “Big Lunch” and volunteering initiatives, as well as the traditional royal procession associated with coronations.
Buckingham Palace unveiled a host of formal details, saying the new emoji created to mark the historic occasion is based on the 17th-century St Edward’s Crown.
The centerpiece of Britain’s famous Crown Jewels and worn by Charles’ late mother at her coronation in 1953, it has been changed to be worn seven decades later.
This motif will appear on Twitter when any of the various hashtags are used, including #Coronation, #CoronationBigLunch and #TheBigHelpOut.
It follows royal social media channels deploying a corgi emoji wearing a crown named PJ for Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee last year – just three months before she died aged 96.
Corgis were the late Queen’s favorite canine breed.
scaled-down service
The latest plans released for the coronation ceremony – which will also see Charles’ wife Camilla being crowned Queen – confirmed it will be less elaborate than the one held in 1953.
The royal couple will travel along a shorter processional route and will break with tradition by only using the 260-year-old Gold State Coach when they return to Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty will travel in the Gold State Coach, which was commissioned in 1760 and was first used by King George III to travel to the State Opening of Parliament in 1762, and at every coronation since William IV in 1831. It has been used.
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— Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 9, 2023
The pair will make the 1.3-mile (2.1-kilometre) outward journey – known as the King’s Procession – from the palace in the more modern, comfortable Diamond Jubilee State Coach.
It has shock absorbers, heating and air conditioning.
The service will start at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) and is expected to be much shorter than in 1953, when it lasted around three hours.
The palace also confirmed the priceless gifts of the Crown Jewels to be used during the hour-long ceremony, which will include an orb, swords and scepter, among other elements.
On Friday, it was revealed that more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the UK have been invited to the service, which will also be attended by foreign royals, leaders and heads of state.
These include 450 recipients of the British Empire Medal – awarded for contribution of achievement or service to local communities – and 400 young people representing charitable organisations.
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