King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will have two brand new thrones made for them to sit on during their coronation ceremony.
In keeping with tradition, King Charles will sit in the historic Coronation Chair for the crowning and anointing section of the ceremony, understood to be the most sacred part of the coronation.
The Coronation Chair was commissioned by King Edward I in 1296, with Charles to be the 27th monarch to be crowned upon it. It is thought to be the oldest piece of furniture in the United Kingdom that is still used for its original purpose.
The Daily Mail report each monarch has their own unique Throne Chair for the enthronement part, as a Palace source confirmed: “There is always a new throne for a new monarch, and this will be no exception.”
During the enthronement, Charles’s new throne will be set upon a raised dais, with Camilla to be crowned alongside him, seated on a lower level. She will also have her own unique throne.
King Charles’s new throne is said to carry the Tudor Crown, in a contrast to the late Queen’s logo, which held the St Edward’s Crown.
As Queen Elizabeth’s throne maker, London firm White Allom and Company, is no longer in operation, it is thought that a team of specialist craftsmen trained through the Prince’s Foundation could be selected to make King Charles’s throne.
Despite the archaic nature of the ceremony, King Charles has previously promised to modernise some parts of the coronation, which is set to take place at Westminster Abbey on May 6 this year.
The monarch has opted to wear modern clothing, deciding against the traditional uniform of silk stockings and breeches, calling the outfit “too dated”.
He is expected to wear military dress instead, with reports suggesting he will don his Admiral of the Fleet uniform.
Buckingham Palace has said that the coronation will "reflect the monarch's role today and look towards the future", while being "rooted in long-standing traditions".
The coronation is expected to be less grand than Queen Elizabeth’s ceremony in 1953, due to the cost-of-living crisis currently gripping the country.
While the Queen's coronation lasted three hours, King Charles's ceremony will last 90 minutes, and is thought to have a slimmed down guest list.
It has been thought that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will receive an invitation.
However, Buckingham Palace has announced a grand itinerary of events of a “ceremonial, celebratory and community” nature, to take place over the three-day weekend at the start of May.
Two grand processions, a religious service, a day of volunteering, street parties, and a concert with light show are currently pencilled in for the weekend.
While the concert will feature “global music icons”, it will also include a performance from the “Coronation Choir”, an ensemble made up of a diverse group of community choirs from across the UK.
Refugee choirs, NHS choirs, LGBTQ+ singing groups and deaf signing choirs will join together to form the choir in full.
