A week before the coronation of King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, the palace gives a preview of what the royal couple will be wearing at the ceremony. The royal family has released photos of the coronation robes that the new monarch and his wife will present at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
According to tradition, the king and queen will each wear two different robes during the coronation: the robe of state and the robe of rank. Charles and Camilla will be in state robes upon arrival at Westminster Abbey and in robes after the coronation service.
The new images show the robe team from the Royal School of Needlework at work on Charles and Camilla’s crimson robe of robes that she will wear after her coronation. As Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla became Patron of the Royal School of Needlework in 2017.
The king’s robes are made of crimson velvet and were worn by King George VI. (1895-1952), grandfather of Charles, worn at his coronation in 1937. The robe with gold embroidery was also presented by his grandfather in 1937.
Queen Camilla will wear the state robe originally made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) in 1953 at her coronation. Camilla’s dress robe has been remade. The garment with a train made of violet-colored velvet is decorated with motifs from nature such as various plants or bees.
Charles and Camilla travel to and from the coronation service in carriages. The royal couple will arrive at Westminster Abbey in a procession known as ‘The King’s Procession’. The starting point is Buckingham Palace. Following the coronation, another procession is to follow, taking the reverse route back to Buckingham Palace.
