While King Charles has taken pains to ensure he is seen as a very modern monarch ahead of his Coronation next month, it seems there are some occasions when tradition must still take precedence over…
next month, it seems there are some occasions when tradition must still take precedence over 2023 sensibilities. – who will be crowned alongside Charles on May 6th in London – has already dodged one potential controversy with her choice of crown.
However, Camilla risks a separate backlash for her decision to carry the rod with dove, along with the orb, held by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. With her husband’s previous oft-epxressed criticism of the ivory trade, it was widely expected that the rod, made of ivory, would be shelved at next month’s ceremony. that the new Queen will be brandishing the three foot-long sceptre, originally made for Mary of Modena in 1685.
With both the new King and both his sons’ concern at danger to wildlife around the world well known, eyebrows will certainly be raised when Camilla is presented with the sceptre at the coronation in London’s Westminster Abbey, however, a Palace spokesperson toldthat a Crown Jewel collection of the size held by the British royals would inevitably include gems belonging to a previous era.
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