The differences explained between the coronation of King Charles III and his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s

Although King Charles III’s coronation is undoubtedly going to be a momentous occasion for him, it will also be the opportunity for him once again to reflect on the loss of Queen Elizabeth II both as a monarch and mother. For Mother’s Day this year, he paid tribute to her and shared a photograph of him as a child standing up on her lap via the Royal Family’s Instagram.

The message to accompany the photograph on Mother’s Day read: “To all mothers everywhere, and to those who may be missing their mums today, we are thinking o you and wishing you a special #MothersDay.”

Despite still mourning his mother, it looks like King Charles III’s coronation is going to be vastly different to his mother’s which took place on June 2 1953. PeopleWorld looks at what will be the main points of difference between the two coronations.

Length

Queen Elizabeth's coronation: According to the royal website, “The Queen’s coronation service began at 11.15am and lasted almost three hours. 

King Charles’s coronation: It has been reported that the King’s coronation is expected to last just over an hour. 

Mode of Transport

Queen Elizabeth’s coronation: Queen Elizabeth travelled with the Duke of Edinburgh from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in the Gold State Coach.

King Charles’s coronation: It has been reported that King Charles and the Queen Consort will use another vehicle to travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and are expected to use the Gold State Coach only on their return journey. The reasoning behind this is thought to tie in with the wishes of King Charles to have more of a scaled back coronation due to the cost of living crisis and his desires to have a more ‘modern monarchy.’

Guest List

Queen Elizabeth’s coronation: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was attended by 8,251 guests.

King Charles’s coronation: The King reportedly only has 2000 guests attending the coronation (it will be interesting if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be among them).

The dress code

Queen Elizabeth 11’s coronation: For her coronation, Queen Elizabeth II wore a dress designed by Norman Hartnell that had emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth embroidered onto it. 

King Charles’s coronation: It is to be expected that King Charles will adopt a more informal dress code and is reportedly set to wear a lounge suit instead of a ceremonial robe. 

Crowning

Queen Elizabeth’s coronation: Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip was not crowned alongside his wife.

King Charles’s coronation: The Queen Consort Camilla is to be crowned in Westminster Abbey.

Requirements of royal dukes

Queen Elizabeth’s coronation: Historically, royal dukes paid homage to the monarch at the coronation

King Charles’s coronation: According to The Sunday Times, King Charles has decided to remove the need for dukes to pay homage to him by kneeling down and touching the crown and kissing his right cheek. It is however expected that Prince William might still carry out this duty.