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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laura Elston

Charles wears heaviest crown for coronation – but burden as King lasts lifetime

PA Wire

The King and his Queen Camilla – freshly crowned – sat in their thrones at a modern-day coronation still saturated in ancient rituals of old.

For Charles, the moment of his crowning marked a lifetime’s journey towards kingship, cementing him as sovereign in the nation’s psyche.

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