The King and Queen Consort’s coronation robes have been designed by robemakers Ade & Ravenscroft and the Royal School of Needlework (Picture: The Royal Family/Instagram)
Buckingham Palace has shared details about the coronation robes Camilla will wear after being crowned Queen Consort.
Buckingham Palace released details about the coronation robes to be worn by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla during their coronation ceremony on 6 May.
a report by Independent The UK’s King and Queen will each wear two robes – the crimson robes of state when they arrive for the ceremony and the purple robes of estate when they depart at the end of the ceremony.
The report also highlights that these robes are steeped in tradition, highlighting that the robes of state and estate that Charles will wear are some 90 years old and belong to his grandfather and the last The bar was worn during the coronation of George VI in 1937.
The robe Camilla will wear is the Crimson Robe of State, which was made for Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, and has been preserved with adjustments.
The estate’s new purple velvet robe is hand-embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework. It features intricate embroidery of gold thread work, bees, a beetle and a variety of flowers, paying homage to nature and the environment, themes that both the king and queen are known to appreciate.
The flower delphinium is embroidered in honor of the king. Delphinium is also the flower of Camilla’s birth month. It also includes lilies of the valley in memory of Elizabeth II’s favorite bloom. The robe also includes national symbols such as the rose, thistle, and shamrock, as well as myrtle, Alchemilla mollis, maidenhair fern, and cornflower, which symbolize hope, love, comfort, purity, and tenderness, respectively.
The robe is designed in purple velvet to match the king’s attire. Photos of the robe were released on Instagram from the official account of the Royal Family.
The entire outfit is to be unveiled on the big day. Buckingham Palace has not revealed how much it cost to make this robe and how long it took.
Elizabeth II’s Purple Robe of the Estate was over seven meters long and decorated with a border of wheat ears and olive branches, symbolizing peace and abundance, and trimmed with ermine.
Conservation work on the King’s Robe of State has seen the Royal School of Needlework work on the crimson velvet, and robemakers Ed and Ravenscroft work on the lining and gold lace.
Ed & Ravenscroft has a heritage of textile manufacturing and tailoring that stretches back more than 330 years, having created garments for every British coronation since King William and Queen Mary in 1689.
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