The swords were first used at the Coronation of King Charles I in 1626. The Sovereign’s Ring is composed of a sapphire with a ruby cross set in diamonds. A symbol of kingly dignity, the ring was ...

Millions of people are expected to tune into the coronation of King Charles III on 6 May. While some might revel in the crowds, parties, pomp and ceremony, others will do everything they can to ...

The 2,000 people who will watch King Charles crowned at Westminster Abbey will be asked whether they recognise him as monarch. He will then be given a coronation ring and asked to swear an oath.

King Charles’s Coronation was a day when religious solemnity met royal pomp and pageantry ... The Queen has been crowned kneeling at her Chair of Estate, having been anointed by the Archbishop of ...

Sitting on the historic Coronation Chair, known as King Edward ... long history.” Charles will also be presented with various hugely ornate golden orbs, scepters, swords and a ring, which ...

The coronation of King Charles III is taking place at 11am on ... with holy oil and receive the Sovereign’s Orb, coronation ring and sceptre, and will then be crowned with the majestic St ...

The ring has a blue octagonal sapphire in a ... whale's small intestine and renowned for its sweet, musky, smell. King Charles' coronation oil was made using olives harvested from groves at ...

As the first coronation to take place in Britain for seven decades, King Charles and Queen Consort ... and they have put together a program called “Ring for the King.” It was launched in ...

Both men are expected to bring that spirit of mutual respect to Charles’ coronation day on Saturday, as the new king will include a range of faith leaders who have never before been featured in ...

Eight months into his reign, King Charles III made it official with his coronation on Saturday. The weekend began with the traditional ceremony crowning the king and his wife, Queen Camilla ...