Few graphic design projects will have as much prominence over the next week as the official emblem of the Coronation of His Majesty The King ... before it is placed in the history books as the most ...

Coronation weekend is ... orb festooning Elizabeth II's coffin in the photographs above and below, which symbol will be ceremonially passed to Charles on May 6. As in any ground war, the situation ...

"The Coronation is a testament to the enduring strength of the British monarchy. A symbol of stability and continuity," she said. Alongside street parties and celebratory teas, a number of “big ...

As an ancient symbol of Scotland’s monarchy, it was captured by King Edward I in 1296, and ever since has been part of coronation ceremonies in England, and then Great Britain. Originally painted by ...

The coronation is an event of huge significance ... the sphere of the sacred”, emphasise their status as national symbols and celebrate imperalism, wrote historian Alice Hunt for HistoryExtra.

The regalia is made up of a collection of objects that act as symbols of royalty and are presented, or invested, to the new monarch during the coronation service. It includes two crowns, swords, an ...

Image 1: Hugh Casson, design for decorations for the coronation: Waterloo Place ... thought to be a more fittingly ‘royal’ symbol. At Piccadilly Circus, the statue of Eros, erected in 1893 to designs ...