LONDON - Britain's King Charles will wear robes of crimson and purple silk velvet at his May 6 coronation which were once worn by his grandfather King George VI at his own coronation in 1937, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday (April 29). Charles, who replaced Queen Elizabeth upon her death in September, will be formally crowned king at London's Westminster...
Work is carried out on Britain's King Charles's Robe of State, which he will wear at his coronation on May 6, by members of the Royal School of Needlework, at Hampton Court Palace, in East Molesey, Britain, on Feb 27, 2023.LONDON - Britain's King Charles will wear robes of crimson and purple silk velvet at his May 6 coronation which were once worn by his grandfather King George VI at his own coronation in 1937, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday .
Charles and his wife Camilla will wear two sets of robes at the coronation service: Crimson Robes of State when they arrive and purple Robes of Estate as they leave, all conserved or made by the 334-year-old London tailors Ede and Ravenscroft.
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