![]() ![]() No royal heir in British history has waited longer to ascend the throne. Still, it will bring British life to a three-day halt, summoning the world’s attention and many of its leaders.Īt 74, Charles is almost half a century older than Elizabeth was at her own coronation in 1953. While the rituals at the heart of coronations in Britain have remained essentially unchanged for nearly a thousand years, this ceremony will be shorter, smaller and less expensive than those of monarchs past, keeping with Charles’s vision of a slimmed-down royal family. ![]() The ceremony, at Westminster Abbey in London, will confirm the role Charles has held since the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last year. This morning, King Charles III will be crowned as sovereign of the United Kingdom in the nation’s first coronation in 70 years. ![]()
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