While King Charles has taken pains to ensure he is seen as a very modern monarch ahead of his Coronation next month, it seems there are some occasions when tradition must still take precedence over 2023 sensibilities.
His wife, Queen Camilla – who will be crowned alongside Charles on May 6th in London – has already dodged one potential controversy with her choice of crown.
Camilla has eschewed both the perceived extravagance of having a new crown made, and dodged the dubious history of Queen Elizabeth’s crown worn in 1937, complete with the Koh-i-noor diamond, with its ties to the history of Britain’s colonial rule of India.
Instead, she’s plumped for the much less controversial choice of the crown first worn by Queen Mary, consort of George V, the incoming King’s great-grandfather.
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