King Charles' Coronation Crown Leaves Tower of London for Ceremony
04-12-2022
By Jawad Hussain
Westminster Abbey's May 6, 2023 service involves preparing the St. Edward Crown.
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The King Charles III Coronation is currently being prepared for!
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His crown has left the Tower of London, where it is held with the other Crown Jewels, to be prepared for the historic event on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
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On Saturday, Buckingham Palace stated that the St. Edward Crown, the centerpiece of the solemn occasion, is traveling and will undergo "modification work" before the Coronation in five months.
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During the liturgy at Westminster Abbey, Charles, 74, will receive the crown and have it placed on his head at the moment of coronation.
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In 1661, Charles II ordered a new crown to replace the one melted down in 1649.
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The palace believed the original was from the final Anglo-Saxon ruler of England, Edward the Confessor, in the 11th century.