Painstaking work has begun to prepare an 'extremely fragile' 700-year-old oak chair for King Charles III's coronation.
The gold leaf-gilded chair - which has formed the centrepiece of the ceremony since the coronation of King Edward II in 1308 - is receiving a much-needed refurbishment before the big day at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
Skilled conservation work on the historic piece of furniture includes a delicate clean and stabilising layers of the gold finish which have flaked off over the centuries.
