King Charles and Camilla will sit on new thrones at the coronation

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will sit on brand new thrones at the King’s coronation in May

  • Two thrones will be made for the coronation on May 6 – one for King and Queen
  • Task of making the thrones could fall to Prince’s Foundation specialist trainees 
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Two thrones will be made for the King and Queen Consort’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

The crowning and anointing – the most sacred part of the ceremony – will take place with the monarch sitting in the historic Coronation Chair.

But each monarch also has a Throne Chair – unique to them – for the enthronement part of the ancient ritual, which takes place on a raised dais in Westminster Abbey.

Unlike Prince Philip, Camilla will be crowned alongside the monarch, although she is expected to be seated at a lower level.

The London firm which made the late Queen’s thrones, White Allom and Company, is no longer in operation. Sources say the royal task could now fall to a team of specialist craftsmen trained through the Prince’s Foundation.

Each monarch has a Throne Chair – unique to them – for the enthronement part of the ancient ritual

Two new chairs were made for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – the Chair of Estate and the Throne Chair

It is also expected to carry the Tudor Crown, rather than St Edward’s Crown which was featured on the late Queen’s logo.

Two new chairs were made for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II – the Chair of Estate and the Throne Chair.

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The Chair of Estate was used during the Coronation service before the crowning. Made from carved, gilded beechwood, it had a slightly lower back so guests in Westminster Abbey – and those watching on television – could see the monarch more clearly.

Upholstered in crimson silk damask with the Canterbury Rose pattern, it has the EIIR cypher for Queen Elizabeth II embroidered on the back.

A Palace source said: ‘There is always a new throne for a new monarch and this will be no exception.’

The King is also expected to abide by tradition and use the Coronation Chair, commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I.

He will be the 27th monarch to be crowned in the chair, believed to be the oldest piece of furniture in the United Kingdom still used for its original purpose.

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