Although King Charles tried to follow all the protocols and traditions of the British crown at his coronation, he decided to change some details with his clothes, to look a little less archaic. King Charles III broke an important royal tradition related to his clothing at his coronation. The monarch decided to make a small change where he modernized a little his royal attire.
The king chose not to wear the silk stockings and pants that his grandfather, King George VI, also wore. He did, however, wear the traditional crimson robe as he entered Westminster Abbey. The king also declined to wear the cream overskirt that was seen on King George V and King George VI at their coronations. Instead, the king chose to wear his own naval pants, which he used to frequently from the Royal Navy, as reported by “The Telegraph.”
The “Telegraph” also reported that King Charles III did wear the white robe that should be worn after being anointed, but that it could not be appreciated well because Charles’ anointing was done in private after several screens in the middle of the ceremony on Saturday. He also decided to wear the “Columbium Sindonis” along with the belt, gloves, and saber worn by the late King George VI for his ascension to the throne.
The coronation of King Charles III was deemed a great success by the royal institutions despite the fact that he disregarded these minor dress codes that the previous kings had always observed. Furthermore, let’s not forget that King Charles III had chosen to hold a different coronation than the previous ones.
