![]() In a rare interview ahead of the coronation, Charles’ sister Princess Anne addressed the conversation around the royal institution’s relevance in modern Britain. It’s a solemn yet celebratory occasion where church and state come together to formally confer the monarch as their new leader complete with regal powers. The ceremony on May 6 - conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - takes place at London’s Westminster Abbey, Britain’s coronation church since 1066. In recent years, we’ve witnessed the pageantry of royal weddings and jubilee celebrations, but few will be familiar with the coronation rubric, some of which has remained unchanged for more than a thousand years. A visual guide to King Charles III’s coronation From huge diamonds to ornate swords, these are the priceless symbols to know as Britain’s new monarch is crownedīy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and the Visuals Team, CNNįor generations of Britons, the coronation of King Charles III will be the first crowning of a new sovereign they’ll experience. ![]()
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