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The most recent coronation took place on 6 May 2023 to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The ceremony is performed by the archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, of which the monarch is supreme governor.
The coronation of Charles VII of France (1429), detail of the painting Jeanne d'Arc (1886–1890) by Jules Eugène Lenepveu. A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers to the ceremony which marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power.
May 6, 2023 · Both King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, have been crowned at Westminster Abbey, in London. Read more about why Camilla was crowned and what her title will be.
Elizabeth II: coronation Philip, duke of Edinburgh, paying homage to his wife, the newly crowned queen Elizabeth II, during her coronation ceremony, Westminster Abbey, London, June 2, 1953. (more)
Unless decided otherwise, a Queen consort is crowned with the King, in a similar but simpler ceremony. If the new Sovereign is a Queen, her consort is not crowned or anointed at the coronation ceremony.
May 2, 2023 · The word coronation means the act or occasion of crowning - putting a crown on the monarch's head. The ceremony has a bit more to it though and involves the monarch taking an oath, being presented with different ceremonial objects (more on those later) and being anointed with holy oil.
May 6, 2023 · As Their Majesties' Coronation draws closer, read on for 100 fun facts about The King, The Queen Consort and the history of Coronations.
