King Charles and Queen Camilla

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by StoneCold

No, The Prince of Wales is currently not an Admiral of the Fleet, he will however inherit the title from The Queen upon his accession to the throne.

His Royal Highness currently holds the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

His full ranks are: -

Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy, Air Marshall in the Royal Air Force and Lieutenant General in the Army.

Not bad!!!!:)

[Elspeth]

If William and Harry have royal dukedoms by then, they'd have the relevant headwear already. If, by the time of Charles's coronation, William has been made Prince of Wales, there's always the coronet Charles used at his investiture as Prince of Wales. If Harry isn't married and Duke of Whatever by then, he may just go to the abbey wearing his army-related headgear and remain bareheaded inside the church.

[Beck]

Will Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie and Louise wear tiaras?

[corazon]

Originally Posted by Beck

Will Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie and Louise wear tiaras?

yes, is a very formal act.

[Oppie]

I guess it would depend on when it is, Louise may be to young. Does anyone know how old Princess Anne was the first time she wore a tiara ? I know Norway and Sweden it is when you turn 18. Or since this is a coranation would she wear regardless of her age ?

Oppie-who is full of questions

[branchg]

Originally Posted by Beck

Will Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie and Louise wear tiaras?

Assuming they are at least 18 years old, they will. That's usually the age a royal lady first wears one.

All princesses of the UK wear a tiara, along with their coronets, for the Coronation.

[Elspeth]

This is the gold state coach, which is used for coronations and was also used to take the Queen to her Silver and Gold jubilee services.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1347.asp

[Elspeth]

In the UK it's usually only married ladies who wear tiaras, but for a coronation they may relax that rule.

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

In the UK it's usually only married ladies who wear tiaras, but for a coronation they may relax that rule.

I didn't know that Elspeth! But don't the women and the men wear the coronets instead at the coronation?

There's a wonderful picture of the Connaught family with the Crown Prince of Sweden at the coronation of Edward VIII all holding their coronets.

[chrissy57]

Originally Posted by ysbel

I didn't know that Elspeth! But don't the women and the men wear the coronets instead at the coronation?

There's a wonderful picture of the Connaught family with the Crown Prince of Sweden at the coronation of Edward VIII all holding their coronets.

Call me pedantic but when was Edward VIII's coronation?

Do you mean Edward VII's coronation in 1902 or George VI's in 1937?

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by chrissy57

Call me pedantic but when was Edward VIII's coronation?

OK, if you insist, I'll call you pedantic!

You're right though, it was Edward VII's coronation. :)

[Warren]

Originally Posted by ysbel

I didn't know that Elspeth! But don't the women and the men wear the coronets instead at the coronation?

There's a wonderful picture of the Connaught family with the Crown Prince of Sweden at the coronation of Edward VII all holding their coronets.

The women wear both! Tiaras and coronets.

Here is the picture of the Connaught family in 1911 at the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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[Margrethe II]

You would'nt credit it, but I had a picture of a British royal wearing both coronet and tiara at the same time but for some reason have since deleted it. How very vexing!!

"MII"

[Princejohnny25]

What are the different coronets that they wear. Are they different by peerage. I know that they all bring their coronets and at the same time the King is crowned they put there coronets on and yell Long Live the King. What are the different robes and trains that they wear. I know the King walkes in with the parliment train I think and then switches into the crimson train. I heard about the Princess of the Blood robes but what are they. How long are the trains according to peerage and class. Do foreign royalty wear coronets and robes.

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by Warren

The women wear both! Tiaras and coronets.

Here is the picture of the Connaught family in 1911 at the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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That's it, Warren! I'd forgotten about the tiaras! It doesn't make sense though, do they put the coronets on top of the tiaras? It seems a bit unwieldy.

[Margrethe II]

Originally Posted by ysbel

That's it, Warren! I'd forgotten about the tiaras! It doesn't make sense though, do they put the coronets on top of the tiaras? It seems a bit unwieldy.

Its like they place the coronet behind the tiara ysbel. So it would look as if the tiara is circling the front and sides of the coronet.

"MII"

[branchg]

The Queen Consort is crowned in a simple ceremony shortly after the blessings are finished for the new Sovereign. The new Queen then is first to pay homage to the new King.

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by branchg

The Queen Consort is crowned in a simple ceremony shortly after the blessings are finished for the new Sovereign. The new Queen then is first to pay homage to the new King.

Thanks branchg. What throne will she sit on?

[Genevieve]

Originally Posted by branchg

The Queen Consort is crowned in a simple ceremony shortly after the blessings are finished for the new Sovereign. The new Queen then is first to pay homage to the new King.

Why is there a seperate ceremony for the Queen Consort? Was there a seperate ceremony for Prince Phillip and do other monarchies do this too?

Also, when the new Queen pays "homage" to the new King, what is she expected to do?

[Elspeth]

Prince Philip wasn't crowned, so there was no ceremony.

The ceremonies for the King and the Queen are different because the King is the one who's making all the promises about reigning ahd upholding the church and so on. The Queen's coronation is shorter and simpler because those promises don't apply to her.

This Wikipedia article describes the coronation and the homage paid to the monarch. It doesn't say anything about a Queen Consort paying homage to her husband, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronat...g_and_crowning

At the Queen's coronation, Prince Charles was too young to pay homage; he gave that homage to the Queen during his investiture as Prince of Wales.