The King sat in the Coronation Chair for some of the key moments of his ... in the early 16th century to the destructive graffiti on the back of the chair by Westminster schoolboys and visitors to the ...
Unlike at previous coronations, including The King's late mothers, the Cosmati Pavement was left uncovered, with the Coronation Chair placed upon it. Right in the middle of Westminster Abbey is an ...
Westminster Abbey says Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch crowned in the church. He will be crowned on the Coronation Chair. The chair was made in 1300-1301. It enclosed the Stone of Scone ...
However, in 1296 it was seized by King Edward I of England as war loot and taken to London. It was built into a coronation chair at Westminster Abbey and was used in the coronation ceremonies of kings ...
The coronation chair has left Westminster Abbey only twice: once in 1657, when Oliver Cromwell was installed as lord protector at Westminster Hall during England’s brief period as a republic ...
King Charles III is greeted by a musical fanfare as he enters Westminster Abbey for his Coronation ... says the inquiry chair. Darren Bett looks at the latest weather around the country.
Famous faces from all walks of life gather for the Coronation service in London ... says the inquiry chair. Darren Bett looks at the latest weather around the country. The BBC's Carol Kirkwood ...
The east winds have subsided at last, and the work of freshening up the town for the coronation festivities has begun. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...
In 1953 and at the age of 26, Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by 8,000 coronation guests. She became the fifth queen to be crowned in Westminster Abbey. While three ...
Image caption, King Edward's Chair has become a tourist attraction at Westminster Abbey. Also known as the Coronation Chair, it is carved from oak and dates back to a point between 1297 and 1300 ...
The King, wearing the Imperial State Crown, followed by the Queen, wearing Queen Mary’s Crown, emerges from the Shrine and joins the Coronation Procession out of Westminster Abbey as the National ...