In Britain, Hovi has begun to publish details of King Charles’ coronation. The ceremony will take place at the beginning of May.
In Britain, preparations for the coronation are in full swing. The details of the festivities are carefully honed, king Charles’s starting with passing games.
The coronation will take place in London at Westminster Abbey.
The coronation journey is made in horse-drawn carriages. The outward journey and the return journey are made in different carriages, which are associated with the history of the Commonwealth and the island kingdom. Curator of the Royal Collection Sally Goodsir says that both the court’s newest and oldest carriages will be seen at the coronation.
– Wood from Balmoral Castle, Osborne House on the Isle of Wight and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh has been used in the interior of the carriages. The carriages contain memories of places and people related to British and world history.
There is a piece of Florence Nightingale’s nightgown, says Goodsir. Florence Nightingale known as a pioneer of modern medicine.
The support base under the crown is oak from the construction timbers of HMS Victory, the 19th century flagship of the Royal Navy.
The round-trip carriages are four meters high and seven meters long. The weight is four tons.
The queen, who was very fond of horses and equestrian sports, was celebrated with a carriage Elisabeth’s the 60th anniversary of the reign in 2014.
Return journey in golden carriages
The carriages for the return journey were built in 1762. They are the second oldest drivable carriages in Britain.
– Only in a few kingdoms have such old carriages been preserved, so that you can still drive them. That’s why the carriage is an incredibly special sight. They take you back to the time of horse-drawn carriages and centuries, explains curator Sally Goodsir.
The wagons have symbols of both war and peace. Mars and Minerva are the mythological gods of war, but in this masterpiece of craftsmanship, they hold the crown.
The carriages are a real treasure trove for art historians. According to the curator, numerous messages and symbols have been embedded in the decoration of the carriages.
The oldest carriages in the court have transported rulers since the 18th century. Yrjö III traveled by carriage to the opening of the parliament in 1762.
The king is crowned on the sixth of May. His mother made the same trip 70 years ago. According to Hov, changes have been made to the coronation ceremony formula. Modern times are reflected, among other things, by taking into account the rise in the cost of living, Hovi announced on Sunday.
The wagons are 7 meters long, 3.6 meters high and weigh four tons.
The carriages are cramped for the height of modern people. Queen Elisabeth recalled her own coronation trip in a documentary in 2018.
– It was terrible, not very pleasant.
Source: Reuters