No wonder I like King Charles III since one of his ancestors was from Wuerttemberg! And as recently as the nineteenth century, too! I was born in Wuerttemberg!How Jill Biden is related to the King...
of course.. the Royal Family are from German & Greek stock..
Didn't Prince Philip also have German blood in him? The Battenbergs? That's why WWI was so crazy, they were all related! BTW, in some of the pictures you posted Charles bears an amazing resemblance to his mother! Did you notice?
You might be right, RR! I have been looking for the picture I referred to for almost an hour and can't find any of Charles that bear a great resemblance to his mother. I yield!I think Charles looks more like his cousin The duke of Kent
Crowning
The Archbishop will bring the St Edward's Crown from the altar and place it on the King's head, who will be seated in the Coronation Chair, holding the two sceptres.
The crown is only ever used at the moment of crowning, and was created for the coronation of Charles II in 1661, making it one of the oldest symbols of the British monarchy.
The St Edward's Crown, the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels
It is a replacement of an earlier medieval crown that was melted down by parliamentarians in 1649 after the execution of King Charles I, during the English Civil War.
The crown features a solid gold frame, weighs 2.23kg and is adorned with 444 precious stones. It features four crosses pattee and four fleurs-de-lis, and the arches are surmounted by a cross.
Gun Salutes
From military bases in all corners of the country - including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, and on His Majesty’s ships at sea - gun salutes will sound out to herald the moment when the King is crowned.
Featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships, 21 rounds will fire to mark the Coronation.
Meanwhile, a 62 round salute and a six-gun salvo will fire at both the Tower of London and Horse Guards Parade.
Enthronement
After the crowning, the King will be escorted from the Coronation Chair and to the throne, symbolically taking possession of his kingdom.
hollydolly - thanks for all that lovely information.Crowning
The Archbishop will bring the St Edward's Crown from the altar and place it on the King's head, who will be seated in the Coronation Chair, holding the two sceptres.
The crown is only ever used at the moment of crowning, and was created for the coronation of Charles II in 1661, making it one of the oldest symbols of the British monarchy.
The St Edward's Crown, the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels
It is a replacement of an earlier medieval crown that was melted down by parliamentarians in 1649 after the execution of King Charles I, during the English Civil War.
The crown features a solid gold frame, weighs 2.23kg and is adorned with 444 precious stones. It features four crosses pattee and four fleurs-de-lis, and the arches are surmounted by a cross.
Gun Salutes
From military bases in all corners of the country - including at firing stations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, and on His Majesty’s ships at sea - gun salutes will sound out to herald the moment when the King is crowned.
Featuring more than 400 personnel across 13 locations and deployed Royal Navy ships, 21 rounds will fire to mark the Coronation.
Meanwhile, a 62 round salute and a six-gun salvo will fire at both the Tower of London and Horse Guards Parade.
Enthronement
After the crowning, the King will be escorted from the Coronation Chair and to the throne, symbolically taking possession of his kingdom.
actually I think he looks more like his grandfathers brother .. David ( of David and Wallis Simpson)I think Charles looks more like his cousin The duke of Kent
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No he was Danish actually, altho' he was always nicknamed Phil the Greek, because he was born the son of the Prince of Greece and Denmark and actually raised and schooled in the UK. ironically he was more Royal than the Queen
