The king and his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, travelled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey a distance of 2.2-km at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach bearing a gilded crown, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
LONDON (AP) The Latest on the coronation of King Charles III: LONDON From Jill Biden’s perch in Westminster Abbey, it was “really surreal to see and experience that moment” when King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned. “You know, you can’t imagine that moment where you actually see the crown being placed” […]
Professor David Olusoga warned that the monarchy may struggle to modernise on the day King Charles III was coronated in Westminster Abbey in a ceremony watched by millions.