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In King Charles III. (74) will be crowned this Saturday at Westminster Abbey, London, after nearly 1,000 years of tradition. He is already the 40th monarch to be crowned there. There are many constants, but there are also some innovations. And things didn’t always go according to plan.
Queen Months of preparations for Elizabeth.
Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II. When Elizabeth (1926-2022) was crowned in 1953, the Convent had to be closed months in advance so that stands could be erected for 8,251 guests. With Charles this should be avoided. About 2000 guests also fit into the church. According to the Guardian, the Abbey should also be used as little as possible for rehearsals, with Buckingham Palace’s ballroom redesigned to resemble the Abbey. The regiment is also significantly shorter. If Elizabeth went more than seven kilometers from central London, it would be only two kilometers for Charles. Instead of about 30,000 military personnel like Elizabeth II, only around 7,000 will be deployed with her son.
Coronation that never took place
Queen Elizabeth’s uncle, Edward VIII (1894–1972), automatically became king upon his father’s death in 1936, but was never crowned. She decided to abdicate beforehand in order to marry her great love, American socialite Wallis Simpson (1896-1986). As a divorced woman of no nobility, as the wife of a king, it was out of the question for the court. Instead, he was named after his brother, George VI, in 1937. (1895–1952) crowned king. Little Elizabeth, who was called Lilibet at the time, attended her father’s coronation at the age of eleven.
Appendicitis and the nearly blind Archbishop
Son of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth’s great-grandfather VII. Edward (1841-1910) suffered from appendicitis shortly before his coronation in 1902. The coronation had to be postponed – the king fell on the operating table. When the ceremony was rescheduled months later, the nearly blind Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown upside down on his head, almost dropping it. Yet this coronation became the plan for subsequent ceremonies, which included the return procession from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey and the appearance on the palace balcony.
Dispute about ring with painful consequences
In 1838, the five-hour coronation for Queen Victoria had to be temporarily interrupted. The reason: a debate over which finger to wear the coronation ring. The jewelery was made especially for Victoria because her hands were so small that the traditional ring called ‘England’s Wedding Ring’ could not be worn. The new ring was made for the pinky finger, but the ring slipped on her finger. “I had great trouble getting him down again,” the then-only 19-year-old queen later wrote, adding that it eventually worked with “a great pain”.
Imported from Germany the king doesn’t understand a word
When King George I of Hanover (1660-1727) was crowned King of England in 1714, he could not speak a word of English. Therefore, the ritual was performed in Latin. Some viewers chanted slogans such as “Date with a stranger”. A protester was arrested for mocking the king for deceiving the king by waving a stick with a turnip stick. (SDA)
Source : Blick
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