Photo: Hugo Burnand
King CharlesandQueen Camilla’scoronationis not complete without some official photos!
On Monday, Buckingham Palace released the first official portrait of King Charles.
For the monarch’s solo shot, King Charles was in full royal regalia in the Throne Room, wearing the Imperial State Crown and Robe of Estate while holding the Sovereign’s Orb and Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross. For the portrait, he sat on one of a pair of 1902 throne chairs that were made for the future King George V and Queen Mary for use at the coronation of King Edward VII.
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In another portrait, King Charles and Queen Camilla posed together in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.
Queen Camilla posed for a solo portrait in the Green Drawing Room while wearing Queen Mary’s Crown and her Robe of Estate.
Queen Camilla.Hugo Burnand
A group photo showed King Charles and Queen Camilla with working members of the royal family, includingPrince WilliamandKate Middleton.Also in the picture were the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Anne, Sophie the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra and Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh.
To cap off the coronation weekend, King Charles also released a special message in conjunction with the portraits.
“As the coronation weekend draws to a close, my wife and I just wanted to share our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to all those who have helped to make this such a special occasion,” he said in the statement. “We pay particular tribute to the countless people who have given their time and dedication to ensuring that the celebrations in London, Windsor and further afield were as happy, safe and enjoyable as possible.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s official coronation portraits.Hugo Burnand
The note was signed, “Charles R,” standing for “Rex,” the Latin word for King.
While King Charles' official portrait shows him in the Imperial State Crown,he wore two crownson his coronation day. During the ceremony, he was pronounced King with the St. Edward’s Crown, which weighs nearly 5 lbs and was first created for King Charles II in 1661. However, he exited Westminster Abbey in theImperial State Crown. This particular crown is slightly less heavy — but just as stunning with its 2,868 diamonds and colored stones, including 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls.
Despite some rain, the coronation festivities went off without a hitch. Well-wishers lined the streets to catch of glimpse of the Coronation Procession following the crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey, then made their way to Buckingham Palace to see the royal family appear on the balcony to watch a flypast (which was scaled down due to the weather — but not canceled completely, as some worried might happen).
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Esteemed royals photographer Chris Jackson shared abalcony snap from a different perspective— inside the palace! King Charles and Queen Camilla waved to the crowd gathered down The Mall in London.
“An honour to shoot ‘behind the scenes’ and a never seen before angle from today’s historic Coronation, what a day!!!!!! Save a 🥂 for me! 🇬🇧,” he captioned the pic on social media.
Queen Camilla and King Charles.Handout/Chris Jackson/Getty for Buckingham Palace
The coronation of the first of a British monarch in the 21st century — but that’s not the only reason it made the history books.
At the May 6 coronation, Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75,became the oldest King and Queen Consort crowned in British history. The oldest British monarchs to be crowned before King Charles were King William IV (who became sovereign at age 64 in 1830), King Edward VII (who was 59 in 1901) and King George IV (who took the throne at age 57 in 1820).
source: people.com
