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The coronation of King Charles III will be replete with rituals. The monarch will hold a Sovereign’s Sceptre with the Cross that carries the Cullinan I diamond, which South Africa wants back. And he will wear the dazzling St Edward’s Crown but only once in his life

Scotland, most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. The name Scotland derives from the Latin Scotia, land of the Scots, a Celtic people from Ireland who settled on the west coast of Great Britain about the 5th century ce. The name Caledonia has often been applied to Scotland, especially in poetry. It is derived from Caledonii, the Roman name of a tribe in the northern part of what is now Scotland. An austere land, subject t...

On the streets of London, conversations alternate between enthusiasm for the event, and people who are barely aware anything is happening, let alone a coronation.

Meanwhile, one of the Upper Hunter's biggest events of the year has taken on some royal flavour. The 43rd annual Scone Horse Festival, seeing hundreds

In todays ceremony. the clinicians boone is the oldest. item it was made sometime in the 12th ceremony along with the ampulla ships like an eagle without spread wings, consecrated in jerusalem in march. the st. edwards crown wall officially crowned king charles. it was made in 16 61, it weighs nearly five pounds. it is said wait sapphires and garnett, while he was crowned, he will sit on the coronation chair, believed to have been crafted around the year 1300. it has been the center of coronatio...

The coronation ceremony was the culmination of a 70-year journey for King Charles from heir to monarch.

This year's theme is 'Kings and Queens of the Stable'.

This year's theme is 'Kings and Queens of the Stable'.

The coronation will have echoes of empire, but represents an important stage in the modern monarchy’s move away from its shadow.

Millions in jewels, only one duke kneeling and a very vegetal quiche. Here's what you need to know about the coronation of King Charles III.