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Operational prison services personnel who are publicly employed and who have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 May 2023; The investiture: The sovereign is presented with items including the Royal Orb, representing religious and moral authority; the Sceptre, representing power; and the Sovereign's Sceptre, a rod of gold topped with a white enamelled dove, a symbol of justice and mercy. Finally, the Archbishop places St Edward's Crown on the King's head The Homage was given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and The Prince of Wales. The People’s Homage followed, an opportunity for those who wished to be given voice within the Service, and for those at home to have a chance to be an extension of the Westminster Abbey congregation, if they wished. A fanfare sounded, and the choir sang an Anthem arranged by John Rutter for the Coronation of King George VI. The King was Crowned in the Coronation Chair (St Edward’s Chair) and The Queen was crowned in Her Majesty’s Chair of Estate.
Government departments are responsible for applying the eligibility criteria (agreed across Government) to their staff and those organisations they sponsor for Honours purposes. Every Monarch since has presented their Company with their own Royal Standard just once in their reign, with the exception of King George II’s King's Company Colour which, in 1709, was shot to pieces at the Battle of Malplaquet, so had to be replaced the following year. Every Christmas The King will be presented with a leather bound photo album embossed with the Royal Crest, containing photographs of The Company’s year, as well as The Captain’s Statement, a brief annual report to the Company Commander. As for Queen Consort Camilla, it has been revealed that she will be wearing Queen Mary's crown. The eye-catching crown was designed for the coronation of June 1911. The Daily Telegraph described it saying "It has no jewels but diamonds, and the diamonds cluster together as if they had no support but their own light." What will be the route of the coronation procession? Charles' siblings wore traditional robes, while his nieces - Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie, Zara and Lady Louise wore dresses or coats in fuchsia, blue and floral prints respectively.The Royal British Legion provided a Guard of Honour of 100 Standard Bearers to line the procession route in Parliament Square. The charity’s participation is in line with its support at previous significant royal events. The Standard Bearers represented the RBL and seven other associated Armed Forces charities; The Royal Naval Association, Royal Marines Association, Army Benevolent Fund, Air Forces Association, Royal Commonwealth and Ex Services League, Merchant Navy Association and SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity. Among the celebrity guests were actress Emma Thompson in a red coat with rose motifs and U.S. singer Katy Perry, who will perform at the coronation concert in Windsor on Sunday, dressed in a lilac short-sleeved skirt suit with matching opera gloves and hat. The Colours are far more than a regular flag or standard to any military unit, rather a symbol of the pride, history and honour of a formation. Historically on the battlefield, they become a rallying point for those fighting – to allow them to fall into enemy hands was regarded as the ultimate shame and dishonour.
The emblemis essentially the logo that will be used in all official marketing and communications surrounding King Charles's coronation.
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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.” 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 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.
The colourful Coronation flowers will "reflect the real characters" of the King and Queen Consort. Inside Westminster Abbey, there will be 30 varieties of tulip, crab apples, azaleas, rhododendrons, and branches of trees planted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The solid gold frame weighs 2.23kg (nearly 5lbs) and is adorned with semi-precious stones. It has a velvet cap with an ermine band. Last fully regilded in 1977 for Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee, although in places it bears evidence of between seven and ten layers of gilding and retouching over the past 261 years. When not in use, on public display whenever the Royal Mews is open, and will return to display shortly after the Coronation.The Queen’s new Robe of Estate was designed and hand embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework. The Robe itself was made by Ede and Ravenscroft. There will be no change to the existing Colonelcies of the other Regiments within the Household Division, which will remain as below: The coach was drawn by eight Windsor Greys and, due to its weight of four tonnes, travelled at walking pace. Driven by postilions in full state livery; a postilion was mounted on the left hand (near side) of each pair of horses. Grooms in full State livery walked close to the carriage. Slightly further away from the carriage body, and carrying long polearm called a partisan, walked the Yeomen of The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard (not what is today called a Beefeater, who are a different body within the same corps).
King Charles II, defeated at the Battle of Worcester by Parliamentarian forces, was hidden from capture in an oak tree, and his escape to Holland secured, by a handful of loyal gentlemen. They remained with the King throughout his exile and helped him to set up a new court in Bruges from which he planned his return to the throne. Most trusted personal troops In addition, the new coat of arms of The Queen has been hand embroidered on Her Majesty’s Throne Chair using the silk shading technique, which has been applied to the new velvet. 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 Standard The Stole Royal for The King was newly created and embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, from a design created, under the direction of Garter King of Arms, by Timothy Noad, Herald Painter at the College of Arms. Inspired by the Stole worn by Queen Elizabeth II, the new design features a series of roundels set in a gold chain framework and applied to Cloth of Gold. Each roundel features an embroidered image using the Silk Shading technique, also known as ‘painting with a needle’. For The Crowning, The Dean of Westminster delivered St Edward’s Crown to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who offered a blessing before His Majesty The King is crowned. The Archbishop led the congregation of Westminster Abbey in saying, ‘God save The King’. The bells of the Abbey rang as gun salutes were fired in celebration on Horse Guards Parade, at His Majesty’s Fortress the Tower of London, and at Saluting Stations throughout the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and His Majesty’s ships at sea. In Westminster Abbey, the Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare was played by the Coronation Brass Ensemble, as requested by The King. His Majesty was then blessed by ecumenical leaders.It was from these loyal compatriots that the King created his most trusted personal troops, bodies of men that would go on to become the Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards. For The Investiture, The King was vested with the Colobium Sidonis, a white linen shift-like tunic; the Supertunica, a full-length, sleeved gold coat; and the Coronation Sword Belt. His Majesty sat in the Coronation Chair as items of Regalia were presented; first, the Spurs, carried by the Lord Great Chamberlain. The Anointing Screen was designed by iconographer Aidan Hart and brought to life through both hand and digital embroidery, managed by the Royal School of Needlework. The central design takes the form of a tree which includes 56 representing the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth. The King’s cypher is positioned at the base of the tree, representing the Sovereign as servant of their people. The design has been selected personally by The King and is inspired by the stained-glass Sanctuary Window in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, which was gifted by the Livery Companies to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.
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