The service begins with the procession of faith leaders and representatives of faith communities, ecumenical leaders, realms and the choir, and then the procession of the King and the Queen Consort. The Chairs of Estate were used during the early parts of the Service and for the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.

The King reused historic items of clothing from the Royal Collection, worn by previous Monarchs at past Coronations. The ‘vestments’ were worn as His Majesty was crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Coronation Chair. The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard: 1 Officer, an Officer bearing the Colour with 2 escorts, 12 Yeomen, Deputy Sergeant Major. Parliament had other plans for the Coronation Regalia. Hoping to abolish the monarchy forever they could not risk the sacred regalia getting into the wrong hands. They were brought to the Tower of London and destroyed. The stones were sold and the gold frames were melted down in the Tower Mint and turned into coins stamped ‘Commonwealth of England’.

King Charles will wear his grandfather George VI's Robes of State and Estate from the coronation in 1937, which are almost 90 years old. The ancient text is sung in English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. The coronation service includes other languages associated with the British Isles for the first time. William, Baroness Merron, who served as the Board of Deputies of British Jews’ chief executive, and assisting Bishops clothe the King in the Robe Royal.

The spurs that will be in use during the May 6 coronation were originally made in 1661 for Charles II. They are made of gold, leather, and velvet, and are meant to symbolize knighthood. Armills The Stole Royal – a golden priestly scarf – and the Robe Royal – a long cloak – are brought to the King. Known as the “bracelets of sincerity and wisdom” – are presented to the King by Lord Kamall, a British-born Muslim. The Archbishop says: “Receive this glove. May you hold authority with gentleness and grace, trusting no They are decorated with national emblems – roses, thistles, fleurs-de-lis and harps – dark blue fleurets and red pellets, and lined in red velvet.The first official record of it comes from India in the 1740s and has changed hands between various empires, before Britain acquired it in the 1840s. The Sword of Spiritual Justice, which signifies the monarch as defender of the faith, is the second of the three swords made for Charles I's coronation. It includes a steel blade with a marker's mark at the top, a gilt-iron hilt with a wooden and wire-bound grip, and a velvet-covered scabbard. The Sword of Mercy or Curtana