Why will Charles III of England be crowned twice?

Following his mother’s death, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III instantly became King last September.

In the days that followed, the 74-year-old was formally announced as Britain’s new monarch, and now, his coronation is set for Saturday, May 6. The ceremony will be held at Westminster Abbey in London, the setting for every coronation since 1066, and will see Charles crowned with a solid gold crown made in 1661 in front of thousands of guests from across the political, royal, and celebrity worlds.

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The coronation before the coronation

However, two days before the King’s official Coronation on Saturday, Charles was crowned by the chief of the Amazon’s tribes in an act held at Buckingham Palace.

Amazon indigenous leader Uyunkar Domingo Peas, who made his way to London from Ecuador, presented Charles with a headdress of rainforest feathers in a special ceremony that served as an act of gratitude for the monarch’s two decades of work to highlight the disappearing rainforests.

Through his translation, Uyunakr said that “this is a sign of respect” for his people. “It is an honor that it is given to someone who is an authority, who has been, in this case King Carlos, very committed to the protection of biodiversity, to the protection of nature”, said the Amazonian leader.”

What happens during the official coronation service?

A coronation is quite simply a celebration of the new king. The world will witness the first British coronation in 70 years. Operation Golden Orb, the coronation ceremony, will transform King Charles III from history’s longest-reigning Prince of Wales to King of the United Kingdom.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will conduct the ceremony, which is intended to tell the world what kind of king Charles plans to be. The core elements of the service are recognition, oath, anointing, investiture, and crowning, followed by enthronement and homage.

Closer to the end of the ceremony, Charles III, like any other monarch, will be enthroned with St. Edward’s Crown before he sits on the throne.

Will there be a procession?

There will actually be two processions in the streets of London since this is a royal celebration: one will take the King to be crowned, and another will be after the service and will be a much larger one, which is the parade back to Buckingham Palace. The King and his royal family members will make a balcony appearance and watch a six-minute flypast of 60 aircraft, which will include the famous Red Arrows, modern F-35s, Typhoons, and the Battle of Britain memorial flight.