Buckingham Palace has denied claims that a date for King Charles III’ s coronation has been officially confirmed.
Earlier this week, it had been reported that the coronation would take place on June 3rd next year, with an anonymous government source telling Bloomberg that “plans are converging on that Saturday near the start of the summer”.
The date would’ve held a particular poignance for the Royal family as it served as a nod to her late majesty herself; falling 70 years and 1 day exactly, since her own coronation back in 1953.
However a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace has since confirmed that this is “purely speculation” and that no official date has yet been decided.
Closely guarded under the code name Operation Golden Orb, Charles’ coronation plans have been years in the making, with many intricate details still to be decided.
The ancient religious tradition is a service in which every monarch must swear an oath in front of the entire nation, to promise to serve the people as king or queen.
Following the oath, the new monarch is then anointed in a special ceremony – although it is unknown whether this would be part of any televised broadcast, as it was previously deemed too “sacred” during the Queen’s coronation, to be broadcast to the world.
No official date has been released by Buckingham Palace to confirm when the coronation will take place, meaning many royal fans will likely need to wait several months before hearing the news through official channels.
Traditionally there has always been a waiting period between a new monarch acceding to the throne and a formal coronation.
This is so that the new sovereign can have time to properly grieve and mourn for their loved one, before embarking on the challenges that accompany taking on the role of a head of state.
Elizabeth II for example, became Queen on February 6, 1952, after her father King George VI sadly passed away.
Yet it would be 16 months following his death before she was officially crowned the Queen and anointed on June 2, 1953.
Her own father also had a delay of around 5 months before his coronation, following the abdication of his brother on December 10, 1936 to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Like all coronations in the UK held in the last 1000 years, the elaborate state affair will take place at Westminster Abbey – the same place that the Queen’s heartfelt funeral service took place just last month.
Every sovereign since William the Conqueror in 1066 has been crowned at the famous London cathedral, with King Charles thought to be no exception.
Widely hailed as the “people’s King”, King Charles completed his first official reception on Monday, following his mother’s death.
Welcoming around 300 people into Holyroodhouse, the King and Queen Consort Camilla met with members of the British south-east Asian community at a reception in Edinburgh, where they were seen smiling and interacting with guests who were honoured to meet the new monarch.
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