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Coronation Chair

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ArtistsWalter of Durham
CreatedMarch 1300
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About Coronation Chair


The Coronation Chair, also known as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden chair on which British monarchs sit when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coronations.

King Charles III: BBC film goes behind scenes of first year

King Charles III: BBC film goes behind scenes of first year
Nov 24,2023 1:31 am

... A previously unseen image released from the documentary shows the King in a suit and tie, sitting in the Coronation Chair during one of the dress rehearsals in Westminster Abbey ahead of his crowning...

King Charles' Coronation chairs sold for charity

King Charles' Coronation chairs sold for charity
Oct 31,2023 10:51 am

... The Coronation Chair sale is for a charity fundraiser, but there is also a steady trade in other royal-related memorabilia...

Inside the abbey, watching history in the making

Inside the abbey, watching history in the making
May 6,2023 1:41 pm

... Over there was the battered but rather beautiful Coronation Chair, with a King about to be crowned...

Coronation order of service in full

Coronation order of service in full
May 5,2023 8:31 pm

... A Screen shields The King from view as he sits in the Coronation Chair for this most solemn and personal of moments...

King Charles Coronation: George VI's chair recycled for enthronement

King Charles Coronation: George VI's chair recycled for enthronement
May 1,2023 5:41 am

... He will move from a chair of estate to the ancient Coronation Chair to be crowned, before moving to the throne chair for the moment of enthronement...

Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation

Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation
Apr 28,2023 2:50 am

... It remained in England for 700 years and formed part of the Coronation Chair on which kings and queens were crowned...

Your full guide to King Charles III's coronation and the key times

Your full guide to King Charles III's coronation and the key times
Apr 22,2023 7:40 pm

... Standing beside the 700-year-old Coronation Chair, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will turn to each side of the abbey and proclaim Charles the " undoubted King" before asking the congregation to show their homage and service...

King Charles: When is the coronation and what do we know about it?

King Charles: When is the coronation and what do we know about it?
Apr 7,2023 8:30 pm

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