King CharlesandQueen Camillaare making their Buckingham Palace balcony debut as monarch and Queen Consort!
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King Charles wore the Imperial State Crown while Queen Camilla wore the St. Mary’s Crown for the balcony appearance. (Although the King was crowned with the St. Edward’s Crown, he swapped it for the less heavy headpiece at the end of the Westminster Abbey service.)
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Of course, this isn’t King Charles' first balcony appearance following a coronation. When he was just 4 in 1953, hejoined the royal familyon the Buckingham Palace balcony after his mother,Queen Elizabeth, was crowned at her coronation.
Although extended family members filled up the Buckingham Palace balcony each year for Queen Elizabeth’s birthday parade, known as Trooping the Colour, the appearance waslimited to only working royals(those who carry out official duties for the monarch) in June 2022 during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. This meant thatPrince HarryandMeghan Markle, who stepped back from their royal roles in 2020, andPrince Andrew, who is no longer a working royal following his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, did not appear on the balcony.
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The family members who appeared on the palace balcony during Trooping the Colour 2022 were Queen Elizabeth, the then-Prince Charlesand Camilla, William and Kate with their three children,Princess AnneandSir Tim Laurence, andPrince EdwardandSophie, Countess of Wessexwith their two children. The Queen’s cousins were also in attendance.
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While the crowning ceremony is over, the coronation celebrations will continue. On Sunday, theCoronation ConcertstarringLionel RichieandKaty Perrywill be broadcast live from the grounds of Windsor Castle. The centerpiece of the concert will be “Lighting up the Nation,” where iconic locations across the United Kingdom will be lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
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Also on Sunday, citizens across the U.K. will take to their streets, gardens, parks and community spaces for a Coronation Big Lunch with their neighbors.
On Monday, which was declared a bank holiday, citizens are encouraged to participate in a volunteering effort dubbed “the Big Help Out.”
source: people.com
