Essay: King Charles III coronation – what the controversy over an ancient stone tells us about historical symbols in the modern age
GORDON McKELVIE and KATHERINE WEIKERT, of the University of Winchester, look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at the controversial history of the Stone of Scone…
Details revealed about King Charles III’s coronation service; Stone of Scone arrives in London
London, UKAP It will be a coronation of many faiths and many languages. King Charles III, keen to show that he can be a unifying figure for everyone in the United Kingdom, will be crowned in a ceremony that will for the first time include the active participation of faiths other than the Church of […]
Historic Stone of Scone moved to London for King Charles’ coronation
London, UKReuters The historic Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, has left Scotland for London under tight security ahead of next week’s coronation of King Charles III, officials said on Friday. Also known as the Stone of Destiny and regarded as a sacred, historic […]
Britain’s coronation throne gets revamp ahead of King Charles III’s crowning
London, UKReuters The historic Coronation Chair on which Henry VIII and other monarchs of England and later Britain have been crowned for some 700 years is getting a makeover ahead of this year’s ceremony for King Charles III, London’s Westminster Abbey said. Charles and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, will be formally crowned on 6th […]