The code name is already there, and is reminiscent of a James Bond movie: Operation Golden Orb. Let’s talk about the future coronation of Carlo And Camilla of Cornwall. An event in which every little detail will have a precise meaning. And that, according to when revealed by The Mail on Sundayit will be deeply simplified than in the past.
On the other hand, it was the Prince of Wales himself who made it known that, when she takes the place of her mother Elizabethwill impose a revolution at the court, to have one leaner monarchy, in step with the times (and with the needs of the British public purse). And the new course will start right from the coronation. That day, in addition to Carlo, Camilla too will receive a crown on her head. Elizabeth II made it clear when she, at the opening of the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee, declared her “Sincere wish” that the daughter-in-law be known as queen consort when his son becomes king.
Therefore the Duchess of Cornwall will have a starring role e will parade with Charles in Westminster Abbey. Once the coronation ceremony of the new king is over, the Archbishop of Canterbury will proceed to that of Camilla. In a separate ceremony in which, according to the Daily Mailwill be used the same crown of the Queen Mother.
Made by Garrard & Co jewelry, it stands out from the rest of the crowns of the British royal family as it is made of platinum. AND decorated with 2,800 diamondsamong which the Koh-i-Noor, a 108-carat stone which was given to Queen Victoria in the mid 19th century by the Turkish Sultan Abdul Medjid as a thank you for the UK’s support in the Crimean War. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was also part of the crowns of the queen consorts Alexandra and Queen Maria, for which, contrary to what should happen with Camilla, new diadems were made.
At the coronation ceremony the Duchess of Cornwall should also wear the so-called “queen consort ring“. It is a gold ring with diamonds and rubies made in 1831 for the coronation of Queen Adelaide, Queen Victoria’s aunt, since then passed down to all her queen consorts.
Apart from jewels, the spectacle we will witness when Carlo ascends the throne will radically depart from the past. Certainly the plans for that day do not follow those of June 2, 1953, when it was Elizabeth who received the crown in a very sumptuous ceremony. Then over eight thousand guests arrived at the Abbey of Westminster after a long procession, and for the parade more than 40 thousand soldiers were deployed. That coronation, the first to be broadcast on television at the behest of Filippo, it lasted over three hours and forced the queen to more than one change of dress.
Another era, even for the monarchy which has very slow times. For the big day of Carlo and Camilla it is estimated that there will be a maximum of two thousand guests and, according to a Westminster source cited by Mail on Sunday, the service will be «much shorterbecause the age of Charles must also be considered », who is 73 today (while Elizabeth was 27 at the time of her coronation).
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There is the utmost confidentiality on the organizing committee. A spokesperson for Clarence House, the residence of Carlo and Camilla, said only that “the planning is very complex. The Golden Orb committee met twice a year, but now it does so much more frequently, sometimes once a month ». An instrumental role in the revision of the coronation plans was played by Sir Stephen Lamport, former private secretary of the Prince of Wales and now Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, and the Duke of Norfolk Edward Fitzalan-Howard, whose family held the role by Earl Marshal in organizing important state occasions. The coronation service was first rewritten several years ago to update the language and significantly shorten proceedings. The antiquated Court of Claims could also be brought down, where Lords are asked to claim their right to be included in the coronation.
The economic aspect it will not be secondary in planning the event. Also because, while a royal wedding is mostly borne by the royal coffers, the British taxpayers finance the coronation. The 1953 ceremony cost around 1.57 million pounds, or 46 million pounds today. From the Palace they leaked that Charles’s coronation will be “much cheaper”.
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