Prince William’s Role in King Charles III’s Coronation Revealed

Honoring your father. Prince William will play a big role in King Charles IIIcoronation on Saturday, May 6th.

During the ceremony, held at Westminster Abbey, the 40-year-old Duke of Cambridge will present the Royal Tippet and Royal Mantle to the monarch. coronation liturgy route shared on Church of England website. The presentation will follow the oath and anointing of Charles, but before the scepter and baton are presented to him and St Edward’s crown is crowned.

The church’s website states that the two pieces represent “what the King as Sovereign was given by God” and notes that a new tippet featuring “Christian iconography” was commissioned for the event.

The Royal Robe, also known as the Imperial Robe, was created for the coronation of King George IV in 1821. Royal Collection Trust website. The golden garments are adorned with embroidered foliage, crowns, heraldic factories, shamrocks, eagles and more. The last dress worn at the coronation was Charles’s mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.

After William presents the items, the Bishop of Durham will present the tippet to Charles, after which William, Baroness Merron, and the Bishops’ Assistants will finish dressing the King.

William and his wife Princess Kate, and their three children — Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 5 — will also take part in the historic day, joining their family members in the coronation procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. In addition, George will be one of the four Pages of Honor.

The appearance of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the event will take place a few days after the celebration of their 12th wedding anniversary on April 29. The couple, who tied the knot in 2011, celebrated the occasion by sharing a new portrait of themselves through their shared Instagram An account with a suitable caption: “12 years old ❤️”.

Two days earlier, William had responded to a boy who mistakenly called him “king” during a visit with Kate, 41, to the Dowleys Rugby Club in Wales. “No, I don’t… not me!” he replied cheerfully before clarifying to the child, “My father.”

William became first in line to the throne after his father assumed the crown following the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96 in September 2022. His three children sit behind him in the royal line of succession, followed by his brother, Prince Harry.

The coronation will take place against the backdrop of brotherly drama between the two, as tensions were high following the release of Harry’s memoir, which was a bombshell. Spare — in which the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex made several shocking revelations about William, Charles and the rest of the royal family.

Though royal expert Nick Bullen said Us weekly On April 20, that there was “radio silence” between William and Harry ahead of their father’s big day, another source stated that the two were expected to act like “professionals” at the coronation.

“Obviously they are brothers first and foremost and emotions are always there,” an insider shared last month. “But they know how to behave in front of the cameras. They’ve been in front of them all their lives.”

In April, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Harry would attend the coronation without his wife. Meghan Markle. Former Suits the stars will stay in California to celebrate their son Archie’s 4th birthday, which falls on the same day as Charles’s coronation. They also have a 22-month-old daughter, Lilibet.

This was previously announced by the royal expert Bullen. Us that Harry would likely “reduce the amount of time he spends in London”, adding, “He already said he wanted to be back for Archie’s birthday this afternoon, this evening.”