Buckingham Palace have announced that the Coronation of His Majesty the King will take place on Saturday 6th May, 2023.
There will be an additional bank holiday across the UK on Monday 8th May 2023.
Petersfield Festival Hall
Sat 6 May 2023
Coronation party advice from East Hampshire District Council
Thousands of organisations – big and small – are getting together to mark The King’s Coronation by giving everybody the chance to try volunteering for themselves and make a difference in their community.
St Edward’s Crown is the crown historically used at the moment of Coronation, and worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at her Coronation in 1953. It was made for Charles II in 1661, as a replacement for the medieval crown which had been melted down in 1649. The original was thought to date back to the eleventh-century royal saint, Edward the Confessor – the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.
St Edward’s Crown, the historic centrepiece of the Crown Jewels, has been removed from the Tower of London at allow for modification work to begin ahead of the Coronation on Saturday 6th May 2023.
The crown was commissioned from the Royal Goldsmith, Robert Vyner, in 1661. Although it is not an exact replica of the medieval design, it follows the original in having four crosses-pattée and four fleurs-de-lis, and two arches. It is made up of a solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines. The crown has a velvet cap with an ermine band.
"Celebrating the beginning of a new reign."
Appeal to recruit more bell-ringers in time for the Coronation.
Westminster Abbey has been Britain’s coronation church since 1066 and has witnessed 38 coronation ceremonies for reigning monarchs.
The Coronation: History & Ceremonial.