The King's coronation is one of the most significant events coming up for the UK. After Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, King Charles’ coronation will give a new face and legacy to the monarchy to follow in future.
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King Charles ditches age-old tradition
In his attempt to be more relevant with changing times, King Charles has made the guest list of his coronation short by 6000 from the last 8000 guests that attended Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. According to Daily Express, the monarch is in the process to leave behind many archaic traditions and provide relief to taxpayers.
Amidst this, the King has also decided to give up a key royal tradition that forced the monarch to live in the Tower of London from the time of his accession to his coronation. Meaning, if King Charles would’ve followed the said tradition he would have had to stay in the Tower of London from September 8, 2022, to May 6, 2023.
Traditionally the new monarch travels from the Tower to Westminster Abbey on the day of coronation and they are greeted by a series of pageants - theatrical performances on elaborate stages - along the way. The last such coronation procession took place for Charles II in 1661.
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King Charles allows to dig up the Royal past
In its nearly 1,000-year-old rich history, the Tower of London has been many things, including a torture chamber, a Royal Mint, a zoo, a prison, and a home to royal heads of state. The spooky building also has a shocking murder mystery attached to it.
The Princes in the Tower mystery revolves around Edward V, Richard and their uncle Richard III - Edward IV’s brother. Edward V and Richard were taken to the Tower of London to prepare Edward for his forthcoming coronation after his father died in 1483. However, in a crazy twist of events, the two were deemed illegitimate and Richard III ascended to the throne instead.
It is believed that the two boys were murdered by their uncle and buried somewhere in the Tower as no one knows what happened to the boys. Archaeologists have previously requested permission to dig up the royal crypts but the Church of England and the late Queen refused any investigation.
King Charles, on the other hand, is understood to be more open about research as a history, archaeology and anthropology graduate himself. According to historian Tracy Borman, he is interested to solve the mystery 'once and for all'. She said:
He has said he would like an investigation to go ahead, so that we can determine, once and for all, how the young royals died.
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Daily Express: King Charles snubs age-old Coronation tradition by avoiding spooky London palace stay
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