Charles’ carriage route has also been shortened from that of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.
Charles gets to wave with dedication on his coronation day. Although she spends less time in front of crowds than her mother Queen Elizabeth did 70 years ago. PDO
King Charles III,’s coronation will take place in London on May 6. At the same event, the queen’s consort Camilla will also be crowned queen.
In addition to the official event for invited guests organized in Westminster Abbey, there will also be a large public celebration. Thousands of people gather on the streets of London, and giant screens are also organized in different parts of Britain, from which you can watch the festivities.
The most ardent royal fans probably line up on the streets of London days before the coronation to get the best vantage points for the coronation-related carriage ride.
There is reason to camp out, because the main star at Charles’ coronation won’t be balling on the streets for long. The route of his and the Queen’s carriage ride has been significantly shortened from that of Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation.
The royal couple now carts only about 1.3 miles, or just over two kilometers, from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.
70 years ago, Elisabet carried a cart for her coronation with extra hooks, covering a distance of five miles, or about eight kilometers. It took two hours. The queen later commented that the trip was terrible.
Queen Elizabeth thought the two-hour coronation carriage ride was terrible. PDO
Charles’s coronation carriage journey has indeed been shortened for practical reasons.
The horse-drawn carriage used by Charles has also been modernized so that the ride would be comfortable. The carts, completed in 2014, have shock absorbers and air conditioning. Elisabet has used these carts, for example, at the 60th anniversary celebrations of her reign.
This is what the cart used by Charles looks like. PDO
Perhaps even more interesting than the royal couple’s carriage is another carriage, which also rolls through the streets of London after the official coronation ceremony. Prince William’s family is traveling in the second carriage.
Not only Princess Catherine’s outfit, but also the flashes of Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Princess Louis, 4, must be under the watch of the whole world.
Source: Dailymail