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For this Coronation, the Colour party will consist of The Captain of The King’s Company, Maj Johnny Hathaway-White; the Ensign to the Colour, Second Lieutenant Rupert Elmhirst, who will carry the colour; The Escorts to the Colour: Sergeant Ellis and Sergeant Hadfield; with the Company Sergeant Major of The King’s Company WO2 Dean Jones MVO also doing duty within the Abbey. Scarlet and gold The King’s Robe of State is made of crimson velvet and was worn by King George VI at the Coronation in 1937. In preparation for the Coronation Service, the velvet has been conserved by the Royal School of Needlework, with the lining and gold lace conserved by Ede and Ravenscroft. Her Majesty’s Robe of State (to be worn on arrival) The design features a double portrait of Their Majesties on the front and a version of the Royal Cypher, a laurel wreath and the date of the Coronation on the reverse.
Thousands of spectators are set to line the streets to view the pomp and ceremony next month, with Charles's coronation procession stretching to just 1.3 miles – around a quarter of the length of the late Queen's five-mile celebratory journey.
We are very much looking forward to playing our part in the Coronation celebrations next week, and continuing to serve His Majesty and the Nation.” Submariner Petty Officer Christopher Dungey, who teaches cooking and culinary skills at the logistics school at Worthy Down near Winchester, said the experience had been both “amazing” and “a bit surreal”. We are incredibly proud to be bringing this moment of major historical significance and celebration to viewers at home and internationally. Over the next nine days, with our coverage of the Coronation and then Eurovision, we will be delivering the biggest week of live programming since 2012. — Kate Phillips, BBC Director of Unscripted Area G between 2.20pm and 3pm: Farnborough, Hampshire; Reading, Berkshire; Swindon, Wiltshire; and Oxford, Oxfordshire.
As the Sovereign’s Company Colour is there at the very end of a reign, so it is at the outset; a physical representation of the Monarch’s deep connection with their principal Regiment of Guards, and a connection which runs deeper still with their own Company within it – a constant in the Guards’ direct service to the Crown. Faith leaders and representatives of faith communities processed through Westminster Abbey ahead of the Service, followed by representatives of the Commonwealth Realms. Made by White, Allom and Company, in a seventeenth century style which in turn was based on X-framed Tudor stools. The Chairs were upholstered in crimson velvet and applied with the Royal Arms of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby. The Choirs of Westminster Abbey and His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, with choristers from Methodist College, Belfast, and Truro Cathedral Choir, and an octet from the Monteverdi Choir, sang. The music during the Service was directed by Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey.Featuring nearly 4,000 personnel, this major military ceremonial operation was the largest of its kind since the 1953 Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
BBC iPlayer’s UHD stream will also use a Wide Colour Gamut, meaning viewers will see more colours than they ever usually see on TV – offering an even more lifelike view that makes the most of this occasion. As a female in the Royal Navy I feel really privileged to have taken part. The Army and RAF didn’t have any females represented in the Guard, only in their Bands. We were the only Service to have females in the Guard. It’s given us a taster of next weekend as well as I didn’t really know what to expect.”According to royal.co.uk, St Edward's Crown is the crown historically used at the moment of coronation and was worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at her coronation in 1953. It was originally made for the coronation of the Charles II in 1661 and is stored safely in the Tower of London.
Its London craftspeople have worked on the Robes of State and the Robes of Estate for Their Majesties The King and The Queen. Where required, the historic robes and garments were expertly restored and adjusted by hand. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will meet young volunteers from the Coptic Orthodox Church at a coronation party at St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Kensington. What will the weather be like over the coronation weekend? Everyone actively contributing and supporting the Coronation on 6 May - including choristers, police officers, military personnel and St John Ambulance personnel - as well as those directly involved in the delivery of the Coronation are eligible. The forecast for eastern areas on Monday looks drier, but "quite cloudy or murky". The Met Office says that heavy rain and showers in the west will sweep eastwards throughout the day bringing rain eventually to most places. The soldiers who serve under him must demonstrate the highest values and standards, aspire to excellence in all things, and are chosen from among the fittest and most able Guardsmen in the Regiment. The Royal StandardThe tradition of Coronation Medals dates to the reign of King James I when the first Medal was awarded in 1603. This Medal featured a bust of James I wearing the costume of a Roman Emperor. Its reverse included a crowned lion rampant holding a beacon and a wheat sheaf. Ladies and gentlemen, it is the greatest possible privilege to be able to present a new Standard and Colours to you today in a unique Tri-Service event in preparation for our Coronation. It is some eighty-five years since a King’s Colour has been presented and, on such a special occasion, I particularly wanted to express my heartfelt appreciation to each and every one of you, as representatives from the three Services, for your loyal service over the course of her remarkable reign, to The late Queen who, I know, held you all in such high regard. This Medal is a symbol of the critical role our emergency services will play in this potentially once in a lifetime opportunity to honour our new King. However, it rightly also goes further and recognises not just those who are helping at the Coronation, but the heroes across our emergency services, such as the police, fire and rescue services, that go to work every day to protect and support us all.
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