Majesty Magazine May 2023 Vorige editie

In our pre-coronation issue:

MEMORIES: Prince Charles and Princess Elizabeth’s childhood recollections of their parents’
big day, by Ingrid Seward

CORONATION DAY: Much consideration was given to the crowning of Elizabeth II, as revealed in Jane Dismore’s behind-the-scenes account

CORONATION CHURCH: On 6 May King Charles III will become the fortieth monarch to be crowned at Westminster Abbey since 1066

DRESS TO IMPRESS: The beautifully crafted coronation gowns worn by the late Queen and earlier royal generations, by Coryne Hall

PHILIP AND WINSTON: All was not well between Her Majesty’s husband and her
first British prime minister, as Tessa Dunlop points out

SOLE SURVIVOR: Why is the United Kingdom the only European country to still have coronations, wonders Trond Norén Isaksen

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! The unseasonal weather failed to dampen the spirits of those who lined the procession routes on Coronation Day

BEST-LAID PLANS: Over the centuries, not all coronation ceremonies have taken place without a glitch, as Lucinda Gosling discovered

HIS MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT: Our new monarch got to know his ministers in somewhat unusual circumstances, as Nigel Fletcher explains

WILLKOMMEN: The King and Queen receive the warmest of welcomes on their state visit to Germany, by Victoria Murphy