2023-04-30 09:21:00
Coronation on May 6th
A member of the Royal School of Needlework hand embroiders the lettering of Camilla, Queen Consort onto the robe she wore at the coronation of King Charles III. on May 6th. will wear in 2023. Bild: dpa
Purple velvet embroidered with gold thread: The British Palace has revealed what Camilla’s coronation robe will look like. Among the embroidered motifs is Charles’ favorite flower.
The new British Queen Camilla will be named following her coronation wear a specially made robe on May 6th. As announced on Sunday night, the garment, a kind of cape, is made of purple velvet, embroidered with gold thread and ornately decorated. It will be on display for the first time at the ceremony. Cost and length of the train are not known.
“Nature” is a theme of the embroidery on Camilla’s coronation robe. Bild: dpa
Insects on the coronation robe for the first time
“For the first time, insects, including bees and a beetle, appear on the coronation robe, relating to the themes of nature and the environment and reflecting Their Majesties’ affection for nature,” the palace said.
To Camilla’s husband King Charles III. To pay tribute, Delphinium, one of his favorite flowers, is incorporated into the motif, while lilies of the valley evoke Camilla’s mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II. Also featured are the national symbols of England (rose), Scotland (thistle) and Ireland (shamrock), as well as other plants associated with them a meaning is assigned.
Traditionally, the royal couple will wear two different robes at the coronation: crimson state robes upon arrival at Westminster Abbey and crimson robes following the service. Charles uses the robes of his grandfather King George VI. of his coronation in 1937. Camilla becomes Queen’s slightly adapted robe on arrival Elizabeth’s Coronation wear in 1953 with a 5.5 meter long train. After the service, Camilla will wear what is known as the “imperial robe”, the garment that has now been specially tailored for her.
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In 1953, Elizabeth’s “Imperial Robe” had a train more than seven meters long, a border of ears of wheat and olive branches as symbols of abundance and peace, and was trimmed with ermine.
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