Exactly 100 days are missing before the coronation of Charles III (and the queen consort), and the royal family has already begun the countdown to the long-awaited event, which has not happened in the country for exactly 70 years. While the Buckigham Palace website has released the first details of the program, which will take place over the weekend of May 6-7, with a concert at Windsor and the traditional Grand Dinner on the country streets, many are wondering How can I participate in the ceremony, which will fit into the mainstream of the monarchical tradition, but will also be more sober than that of Queen Elizabeth. Starting with the guests, who will be “only” 3,000 instead of 8,000 in 1953.
All is not lost for royal junkies. In fact, the palace announced that, in addition to the elite of European monarchies, heads of state and foreign dignitaries, ordinary citizens will also be able to attend the Westminster ceremony if they make sure they meet a certain requirement. In fact, it will be necessary to demonstrate the existence of an ancestor who played a role in past coronations.. Registries in hand, family records will need to be reviewed to obtain court approval, which, assisted by a dedicated panel of religious and royal ceremonial experts, will review each request. There is not much time to apply: the deadline is set for February 3, but whoever can prove, by going through his family tree, that at least one of his relatives took part in the coronation ceremony, will receive access to the abbey. and you will be able to witness live the ritual of William I the Conqueror, which has been going on for almost a thousand years.
Francis Dymock, a 67-year-old farmer living in Lincolnshire, knows this very well, whose family has taken part in British coronations since 1066. “As my father walked to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth carrying the royal standard, journalist Richard Dimbleby said, ‘This is Captain John Dimock, whose family has carried the banner for almost 1,000 years,'” the farmer, now in his 34th generation, told The Telegraph to the lucky list and continue the tradition. like the British monarchy. For all other commoners, please have a remote control or internet connection.
Source: Elle