King Charles's Coronation crown is 'fantastically heavy and is only worn for a few minutes'

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On May 6 this year, Charles III will officially be crowned King in Westminster Abbey. An audience of millions will watch as the ceremony is broadcast live, entranced by the ancient rituals and traditions that lead up to the awe-inspiring moment where the sacred St Edward’s Crown is set on the monarch’s head, and the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross and the Sovereign’s Orb are placed in his hands.To find out more about the priceless pieces that make up the Coronation Regalia, the crowns the King will wear, and how our new monarch will seek to modernise the ceremony, OK!

spoke to royal expert Hugo Vickers, author of Coronation. He told us there are core elements of the coronation that are so rooted in symbolism and tradition that it’s unlikely King Charles will deviate from them, but that the new monarch will be looking at ways he can shorten the service from the mammoth three hours it took to crown Queen Elizabeth II.

Vickers says, “There are certain things in the coronation they have to observe and there are some things they can remove.The essential ritual has to happen – the recognition, the anointing and the crowning, but it doesn’t have to be as long as the late Queen’s or to have as many people present.

What seems to be happening is that Charles will make the Coronation Service more relevant, shorter, and with fewer people in the Abbey. “King Charles will be crowned with St Edward’s Crown and in due course he will go behind the High Altar to change into a purple robe, which is what he will probably wear going out of the Abbey.” He adds, “There will be about 2,000 guests instead of the 8,000 there were at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.