On this day Charles is to be crowned king

Codenamed “Operation Golden Orb,” preparations for the coronation are already underway.

After the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, there is no official date for the coronation of her son King Charles III. As several British media reports, preparations are already underway in London under the code name “Operation Golden Orb”. There is already speculation about a specific date.

Coronation in early summer 2023

Charles is reportedly set to be crowned Britain’s new king on June 2, 2023. The ceremony would therefore take place exactly 70 years after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. However, the celebrations are to be kept on a much smaller scale than the coronation of his mother Elizabeth II. It is considered very likely that Charles wants to streamline the monarchy and reduce the focus on a few members at the head of the royal family.

Money should also play a role in the plans for the coronation. With energy prices soaring and inflation in the double digits, the palace is likely to be keen to keep costs down and avoid a blaze of royal pomp as the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis.

Heir to the throne Charles automatically became king when his mother died on September 8th. The 73-year-old has already been officially proclaimed monarch. The coronation ceremony is still to come. Elizabeth II had been King George VI since the death of her father. became Queen on February 6, 1952, but she was not crowned until 16 months later, on June 2, 1953.