King Charles builds 'exact copy of Westminster Abbey' at palace to practise Coronation in private
ok.co.ukOn May 6 the eyes of the world will be on King Charles as he is officially crowned King in a centuries old ceremony. And in a bid to ensure everything goes perfectly, OK!
magazine can reveal the King is using an 'exact copy of Westminster Abbey' to practise the Coronation in private. Explaining how this works, royal expert Jennie Bond told OK!: “They’ve got a full rehearsal set up at Buckingham Palace." The Royal Household came up with the ingenious plan to cause less disruption to their already busy schedules and arranged for a “movie set” style copy of the Coronation venue to be built.
Jennie explained: “It’s a facsimile model of the altar at Westminster Abbey, built in Buckingham Palace - almost an exact copy of what is there, so King Charles and the rest of the family will be able to practise walking up and down the steps and sitting in the right place.
Of course, William’s going to be involved in that as well. So there's a heck of a lot going on. “The replica has been built in the Ballroom, with the altar and exact copies of where all the things for the ceremony will go at Westminster Abbey.” In their spare moments, members of the Royal Family will be using the space to ensure they get things right, but King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla were also very conscious that the prep shouldn’t have to disrupt the everyday running of Westminster Abbey.The historic church welcomes more than one million guests every year. “The reason for building the ‘set’ is that officials then don't have to close the Abbey for lots of rehearsals,” Jennie said.
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