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LONDON - Britain's King Charles, who has spent a lifetime campaigning for sustainability and against a throwaway economy, will wear clothing previously worn by his predecessors, including his mother and grandfather, for his coronation next week.
Many of those items, such as the crowns and sceptres, date back centuries, but Charles will also be re-using some garments that have appeared at coronations since 1821 "in the interests of sustainability and efficiency", Buckingham Palace said on Monday .
During the ceremony, the glove, made of white leather embroidered with gilt metal thread, is placed onto the right hand of the monarch during the ceremony as a reminder that the sovereign should exercise gentleness in raising taxes. Other regalia Charles will don during the service, whose roots date back 1,000 years to his Norman predecessors, includes the "supertunica", a full-length, sleeved coat of gold silk, which was made for the coronation of King George V, Charles' great-grandfather, and worn by subsequent monarchs including Elizabeth.
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