The first documented coronation at Westminster was that of William the Conqueror on 25th December 1066. Before this year there had been no fixed location for the ceremony. Edward the Confessor does ...
With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster Abbey has stood ... Since 1066, the abbey has been the setting for every single coronation and multiple important ...
The Stone of Destiny, which was used in the inauguration of Scottish kings for centuries, was seized by King Edward I and built into a throne at Westminster Abbey ... date has not yet been set.
Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great. It has ...
This is the incredible scene where Buckingham Palace was turned into a replica of Westminster Abbey in the lead up ... everything to him. 'The King has been in high profile public life for a ...
especially in the most difficult times of our lives,” Kensington Palace has announced. It will be the princess’ fourth ...
Expect it to be a big family occasion and a happy note on which to close an otherwise very challenging 2024,” a source tells ...
Princess Kate is set to make her most prominent return to royal life as host of the annual Christmas carol service at ...
Since 1066, it has been the coronation church and it is the national church of the Commonwealth. Two little known facts about Westminster Abbey… In 1560, Queen Elizabeth I established ...