It seems that King Charles III will not have the grand coronation ceremonies of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, although she retains great opulence.
The British Daily Mail newspaper, in turn, revealed the most prominent features of the coronation ceremony of King Charles, as the ceremony will take place in Westminster Abbey next year and will extend for about an hour or a little more and less mysterious rituals and will be much shorter than the coronation ceremony of his mother, Queen Elizabeth in 1953.
It is believed that King Charles wants, through his coronation ceremonies, to create the atmosphere for a smooth and modern monarchy, while retaining some aspects of the luxury and grandeur that astonished the world during the coronation and funeral ceremonies of the Queen.
According to a scheme known as Operation Golden Orb, the coronation ceremonies will be reduced from more than three hours to just over an hour, and the guest list for the ceremony will also be reduced from 8,000 to 2,000, which means that hundreds of nobles and members of Parliament will not participate.
According to the report, there have been discussions about simpler dress codes, with the possibility of allowing people to wear simple clothes instead of festive clothes.
Old and time-consuming rituals – including offering gold bars to the king – will also be abolished to save time.
Prince William will likely play an important role in helping to plan the celebration.
The “Daily Mail” indicated that the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II was based on the coronation ceremony of her father, King George VI in 1937, who in turn was inspired by the enthronement ceremony of King George V in 1911.
But palace insiders say the Duke of Norfolk, who administers the coronation as Earl Marshall, has commissioned a simpler, less timeless and more varied ceremony that reflects modern Britain.
Last night, an informed Source said, “The king has cut back a lot from the coronation in recognition that the world has changed in the past 70 years.”
The ceremonies are expected to be more religiously and culturally diverse. Among the changes that will also be witnessed this time is that King Charles III will not have to change his costume more than once, as happened with his mother during the coronation ceremony in 1953, and the language will be modified so that it is understandable to a more modern audience.
The coronation of the Queen was followed by more than 20 million people around the world.
But the written oath I signed on that important day rarely appears in public until now. This document was among a set of materials being digitized by the National Archives to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Some key rites will be preserved, including anointing the king with oil, and the oath that he is a “defender of faith, not a defender of faith” as previously expected.
The 1762 gold chariot, which was cost-effectively restored for the Queen’s platinum jubilee ceremony, will be part of the coronation procession.
Other protracted traditions are likely to be left out. In the final weeks of 1952, an Old Claims Tribunal was set up in Westminster to assess which members of the gentry were entitled to perform certain roles.
There is also talk of canceling the ceremony of presenting gold to the king, which in 1952 was a pound bar of gold presented to the Queen by Lord Great Chamberlain before being placed on the altar. A Source said: “In an era when people are feeling the same way, this is not going to happen.”
It is expected that the velvet chairs made especially for the coronation ceremonies of 1953 will be replaced by other chairs.
Diplomats and other male guests invited to the coronation in 1953 were instructed “to wear knee-length pants, while women are required to wear head coverings, preferably tiaras. But the dress code for next year’s coronation will be less mandatory.”
Seventy years ago, Prince Philip was instrumental in chairing the Coronation Committee in the Privy Council that oversaw many of the ceremonial arrangements for the big day, and Prince William is expected to have a prominent role in arranging the ceremonies next year.
