Further details of the King’s Coronation ceremony have been revealed, with King Charles’s nine-year-old grandson Prince George set for a bigger role than had been anticipated – in a break with royal precedent.
The Times reports that Charles and Queen Camilla are both keen that George, as a future king, be given a prominent role, while not exposing him to excessive scrutiny at his young age.
Royal historian Hugo Vickers tells the Times: “Bringing George in also sends all the right symbolism for the future and gives him something he will always remember.
It is certainly different — this coronation is getting more interesting by the minute.” In addition, Queen Camila’s grandchildren – the King’s step-grandchildren – will also be given prominent official roles in the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, to take place on May 6.
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