Royals give peek inside Westminster Abbey ahead of King Charles’ coronation

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King Charles III’s coronation ceremony. The British family’s official Twitter account shared a 40-second glimpse of the decorated London royal church Friday evening, simply writing: “Westminster Abbey is ready for the #Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.”The impressive clip shows off gorgeous flower displays in the empty building with the Great West Window in the distance.

The foliage formations are made of rosemary, birch, bay and hazel and wild broom, according to the Daily Mail. Because 8,000 guests attended Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, only the processional route was decorated with florals. “The Abbey was so full of people, and everyone wearing scarlet robes, that there was no place for flowers,” florist Shane Connolly, who made Charles’ arrangements, told the Daily Mail.Two thousand guests are expected to attend Saturday’s event, leaving plenty of space for decorative arrangements.

The in-season plants will be donated to Floral Angels — a charity that Camilla, 75, is a patron of — which repurposes arrangements into bouquets to send off to care homes, hospices and shelters.

Westminster Abbey is ready for the #Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. pic.twitter.com/LfS3wJBK4kThe celebration will include “key elements associated with the hallowed religious service,” but reflect the 74-year-old king’s vision of a trimmed-down modern monarchy, Buckingham Palace said.The “scaled back” affair is still estimated to cost between $63 million and $125 million, according to the BBC.The celebration is expected to be more expensive thanElizabeth’s coronation, which would have cost $57 million today.Weekend festivities include the “king’s procession” and a concert in Windsor Castle featuring.