King Charles and Queen Camilla.Photo: Hugo Burnand / Buckingham Palace
King CharlesandQueen Camillaare counting down to thecoronationwith a new portrait.
Charles and Camilla previously commissioned Burnand to photograph their wedding in 2005, and havereportedlytapped him to take the official portraits on their May 6 coronation day.
The latest photo of King Charles and Queen Camilla came with updates on the crowning ceremony. Ending months of speculation, courtiers confirmed what rolePrince George, 9, will play in the exciting event. The second-in-line to the throne will serve as aPage of Honoralongside Queen Camilla’s grandsons, Freddy Parker Bowles, Gus Lopes and Louis Lopes. As part of a group of eight, the boys will process together through Westminster Abbey.
Prince George.Samir Hussein/WireImage
“The Queen Consort’s Pages of Honour will be Her Majesty’s grandsons, Master Gus and Master Louis Lopes and Master Freddy Parker Bowles, and Her Majesty’s great-nephew, Master Arthur Elliot,” the statement continued.
Children and grandchildren of the Queen Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of The State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty
Freddy is the son of Camilla’s son Tom Parker Bowles and Sara Buys, who also share daughter Lola Parker Bowles, 15. Gus and Louis Lopes are the twin sons of Camilla’s daughter Laura Lopes, who also shares daughter 15-year-old daughter Eliza with husband Harry Lopes. Queen Camilla’s children and grandchildren attended the state funeral ofQueen Elizabethin September.
The palace has also shared the official coronation invitation, which will be issued to over 2,000 guests for the service at Westminster Abbey.
Official invite to King Charles' coronation.Buckingham Palace
“The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla,” the letter heralds. “By command of the King the Earl Marshal is directed to invite [name] to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster on the 6th day of May 2023.”
The photograph, pages and invitation are the latest updates from Buckingham Palace on the upcoming coronation celebration. Though Charles became King immediately upon the death of his motherQueen Elizabethin September, he will be symbolically crowned beside his wife, Queen Camilla, in just a few weeks.
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“Charles became King Charles the moment his mother died, but the coronation is to do with the job and being the monarch in the eyes of all the people,” royal historian Robert Lacey told PEOPLE.
“The Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry,” Buckingham Palace previously said.
source: people.com
