King Charles III Coronation mind map

King Charles III Coronation mind map

1. DATE AND PLACE:

   • The event took place on May 6, 2023, at 11:00 in the UK (7:00 Brasilia time), at Westminster Abbey.
     • King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla left the Buckingham Palace and forwarded to the Abbey in a carriage on a 2.1 km journey
       • The one kilometer procession route took Charles and Camilla from the Palace of Buckingham, along the Mall, through Admiralty Arch, turning turn right onto Whitehall, continue onto Parliament Square and arrive at Westminster Abbey.

2. WHO ATTENDED THE CORONATION?

   • Members of the royal family present: Prince Harry, son of Charles; Prince William, son of Charles; Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales and wife of William; Princess Anne, sister of Charles; Duke Edward, brother of Charles; Prince Andrew, brother of Charles; Princess Beatrice, daughter of Andrew; Princess Eugenie, daughter of Andrew; Princess Zara, daughter of Anne; Prince George, grandson of Charles; Freddy Parker Bowles, grandson of Queen Consort Camilla; Louis Lopes, Camilla's grandson; Gus Lopes, Camilla's grandson..
     • International leaders present: Lula, president of Brazil; Rishi Sunak, British Prime Minister; Humza Yousaf, Prime Minister of Scotland; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia; Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan; Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines; King of Spain, Felipe VI; King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
       • Charles III then received a Christian blessing read by the Archbishop of York, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyatira and Great Britain, the Moderator of the Free Churches, the Secretary General of the ecumenical Christian organization United Churches of England, the Catholic Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

3. BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES III:

   • Charles Philip Arthur George was born at Buckingham Palace, London, England, on November 14, 1948. The eldest son of Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was the first grandchild of King George VI and Elizabeth, also known as the Queen Mother..
     • On July 29, 1981, Charles married Lady Diana at St. Paul in London at a lavish ceremony for 3,500 guests, broadcast live on television. But they divorced on August 28, 1996. Diana lost her Royal Highness treatment and became the Princess of Wales. The Princess Diana, accompanied by her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed, suffered a serious car accident in Paris, which took both their lives..
       • On April 9, 2005, the then Prince Charles marries in a civil ceremony at the Windson Guildhall, with Camilla Parker Bowles (1947), with whom he has had a relationship since 1994.
         • In the case of England, for example, a head of state is the king or queen. In theory, it has various powers, such as calling and dissolving Parliament and authorizing the use of armed forces. In practice, those who make decisions in the country are the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, and Parliament..

4. HOW DID THE COROATION HAPPEN?

   • Charles III received several components of the coronation regalia. The spurs, armlets, Sword of State and Sword of Offering were handed over to the monarch, who touched them briefly in acceptance. At this time, the Abbey choir performed a Greek Orthodox chant in memory of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was born a prince of the Greek royal family.
     • Charles III received the Royal Stole and Cloak and the Sovereign's Orb and was presented with the Sovereign's Ring, which the monarch only touched. Charles was then invested with the gauntlet and two ceremonial scepters representing his temporal rule and his authority as Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
       • At the climax of the ceremony, Charles III was crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury while the congregation in attendance sang the hymn "God Save the King". At this time of the coronation, the bells of the abbey church were tolled accompanied by 21-gun salvos fired from 13 locations across the UK and from Royal Navy ships and 62-gun salvos and a six-gun salvo fired from the Tower of London and from the Horse Guards Parade headquarters.

5. CROWN JEWELS

   • The world's largest rough diamond was discovered in 1905 at the Thomas Cullinan mine near Pretoria, South Africa. The government at the time, when the country was still a British colony, bought the 3,126-carat stone and offered it as a birthday present to King Edward VII. The aim was to strengthen ties between the colonists and the British Crown after the Boer War.
     • St Edward's Crown, used since the coronation of King Charles II in 1661, after the monarchy was restored following Oliver Cromwell's 10-year republic. She was taken out of the Tower of London in december.
       • Important jewels used: Imperial State Crown (Safira de Santo Eduardo); Sovereign's Scepter with the Cross (The largest colorless cut diamond in the world); Orb of the Sovereign; Sovereign's Ring; Ampoule (The gilded silver spoon is the oldest piece used); bracelets (represent sincerity and wisdom).