Significant Sights: I toured Westminster Abbey’s Cosmati pavement in my socks – here’s what I saw
LIZ JAMES, an art historian and mosaic expert, talks about her walk upon to Westminster’s Abbey’s famed medieval floor…
Scotland marks coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Edinburgh, Scotland, UKReuters Scotland marked the coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla on Wednesday with a grand procession full of pageantry and a solemn church service where he was presented with the “Honours of Scotland”, Britain’s oldest crown jewels. Charles and Camilla were crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey in May in front […]
Camilla: who is King Charles’ wife and Britain’s new Queen?
London, UKReuters After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles III, was crowned Queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible. When Charles’ divorced first wife, the popular, glamorous Princess Diana, died in a car crash in […]
Prince William invokes late Queen in tribute to King Charles III after coronation
Updated: 10:30am (AEST)London, UKReuters The late Queen Elizabeth II would be “very proud” of King Charles III on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as he celebrated his father at a concert at Windsor Castle, and Britons held thousands of street parties in the king’s honour. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and his […]
Australia, NZ mark King Charles III’s coronation with 21-gun salutes
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia and New Zealand on Sunday celebrated the coronation of King Charles III with 21-gun salutes in their capitals, after the countries’ leaders, both republicans, attended the coronation ceremony in London. King Charles is head of state in Australia, New Zealand and 12 other Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom, although the role […]
King Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change
Updated: 8am, 7th May, 2023 (AEST)London, UKReuters King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. King Charles III after being crowned with St Edward’s […]
Florals, hats and robes: colours and tradition at King Charles III’s coronation
London, UKReuters From traditional robes to statement headpieces, royals and guests wore an array of colourful outfits for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III on Saturday, filling London’s Westminster Abbey with a mix of hues and designs. The monarch arrived at the Abbey in the crimson velvet Robe of State, worn by his grandfather […]
King Charles III’s coronation draws tens of thousands braving rain to cheer monarch
Updated: 11:30pm (AEST)London, UKReuters Tens of thousands of people of all ages, from Britain and across the globe, massed in rainy London on Saturday for King Charles III’s coronation, eager for a glimpse of the monarch and to feel a sense of history during a day filled with pomp and pageantry. From the early hours, […]
Police arrest 52 including republicans during King Charles’ coronation
Updated: 8:30am, 7th May (AEST)London, UKReuters Police arrested the leader of anti-monarchy group Republic and 51 others at King Charles’s coronation on Saturday, saying their duty to prevent disruption outweighed the right to protest. Hundreds of yellow-clad demonstrators gathered among the 10-deep crowds lining the procession route in central London to stand out from those […]
In a coronation brimming with history, King Charles III and Britain look to future
London, UK Reuters King Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II when she died last September and at 74, he will become the oldest British monarch to have the 360-year-old […]