Five days before the coronation day of King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 6, Buckingham Palace unveiled that restored historic chairs will be used for the two majesties’ ceremony.
In a news update released on Sunday, Palace said the chair, which the late King Edward II sat on when he was crowned in 1308, will be used for the enthronement of King Charles.
In addition to this, it said that The King and The Queen Consort “will be seated in Chairs of Estate and Throne Chairs at different points during the service.”
Palace noted that the Throne Chairs were previously used by late King George VI and late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother during their coronation in 1937.
The Chairs of Estate, meanwhile, originally made by White, Allom, and Company, was used for the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953.
“Their Majesties [King Charles and Camila] will be sat in the Throne Chairs for the Enthroning and the Homage,” it said.
According to Buckingham Palace, the ciphers of King Charles and Queen Camilla have been embroidered in the two chairs.
On the other hand, Reuters also reported that the historic stone, which symbolized Scotland's monarchy and nationhood, has been moved to London from Edinburgh Castle for the first time since 1996.
“The stone's origins are unknown, but it was believed to have been used in the inauguration of Scottish kings as far back as the early 9th century,” it said in a report.
The King’s coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
King Charles, the former Prince of Wales, assumed the throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 last year.
