LOOKING AHEAD TO HIS BIG DAY
KING CHARLES III
PREPARES FOR HIS DATE WITH DESTINY
New portraits show the King and Queen Consort in the Blue
Drawing Room at
Buckingham Palace, the royal couple sitting on chairs dating back to the 47 early 19th century and the reign of George IV
CORONATION COUNTDOWN
Wearing the spectacular Imperial State Crown and holding the orb and sceptre, the Queen marks her coronation in 1953 in a specially commissioned portrait by Cecil Beaton. While many of these elements will be part of the service on Saturday, His Majesty has updated the ceremony to reflect today’s world
PHOTOS: CECIL BEATON/ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST. HUGO BURNAND/ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
In amagnificent ceremony at Westminster Abbey this Saturday, King Charles III will meet his destiny.