King Charles will not wear the traditional costume on Coronation Day.
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The 74-year-old monarch – who acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth last September – is set to receive his coronation ceremony on May 6 but has reportedly opted to wear a military uniform because the traditional breeches are “too dated.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The insider went on to explain that King’s decision to ditch the costume – which is thought to date further back than the 1936 reign of his great-great-grandfather King Edward VII – is about “stripping away the stuffiness” in an attempt to “modernize” the concept of the ceremony, which has not been seen in Britain since Queen Elizabeth was coronated in 1953, but insisted that the day itself will be a “spectacle.
Queen Elizabeth II sits on a throne during her coronation in Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953.
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