![]() ![]() In recent years, we’ve witnessed the pageantry of royal weddings and jubilee celebrations, but few will be familiar with the coronation rubric, some of which has remained unchanged for more than a thousand years. Admission: $33 for adults.Īrbroath Abbey -Due to maintenance work, tourists currently cannot enter the Abbey, but can still access its pretty grounds and visitor center, which includes an exhibition on the site’s history.A visual guide to King Charles III’s coronation From huge diamonds to ornate swords, these are the priceless symbols to know as Britain’s new monarch is crownedīy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and the Visuals Team, CNNįor generations of Britons, the coronation of King Charles III will be the first crowning of a new sovereign they’ll experience. Book online and prepare for long entry queues between May and August, especially if visiting from 9 a.m. Westminster Abbey -See inside the Stone of Destiny’s former home, Westminster Abbey, which reopens to the public on May 8, two days after Charles’ coronation. Or for $14, tourists can just wander the palace’s enormous, lush grounds. Scone Palace -Guided tours of the ostentatious interior of Scone Palace cost $22 per adult and explain that this site’s links to Scottish Royalty date back more than a thousand years. Admission: $24 for adults, plus $4 for an optional audio guide. Scotland’s most-visited attraction, this fortress teems with tourists year-round, so reserve timed tickets online. ![]() ![]() But now the Stone of Scone again sits proudly in the cradle of Scotland’s finest castle, when not in London bathed in the reflected glory of a coronation.Įdinburgh Castle -From June the Stone of Destiny will again be displayed in the castle’s Crown Room. The 14th-century Scottish chronicler John of Fordoun claimed that before it was seized by the English, it had been inscribed with these words: “As long as fate plays fair, where this Stone lies, the Scots shall reign.”įor many centuries, fate was harsh. Myth also etched a powerful message into the stone’s surface. “Sources such as the Scotichronicon attest to inauguration ceremonies taking place at Scone from at least the late ninth century.” “But legends around its origin strongly link it with kingship and the emergence of Scotland as a nation,” she says. Researchers have yet to pinpoint when it first became associated with coronations, says Kathy Richmond, head of collections and applied conservation at HES. ( Here’s how the spirit of ancient Stonehenge was captured with a 21st-century drone.)Īlong with the stone’s provenance, mystery surrounds its earliest uses. But Hyslop conceded they still didn’t “have all the answers.” This month, the organization completed a study involving 3D modeling and X-ray examinations that provided further evidence that the boulder appeared to be from Scone. Yet even cutting-edge science can’t fully decode the stone, says Ewan Hyslop, head of research and climate change at Historic Environment Scotland (HES). ![]() “It has been suggested that it could be the same kind of stone as is found near Scone itself,” Broun notes. Upon its return to Scotland, scientific research established the stone’s geology was local, says Dauvit Broun, professor of Scottish history at the University of Glasgow. ( Why Elizabeth II was modern Britain’s most unlikely queen.) prime minister, John Major, announced the stone would be kept in Scotland when not in use at coronations.” “In 1996, amidst growing support for Scottish devolution, the then-U.K. “After some negotiation between the Scottish and English governments, it was brought back to London in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II,” Borman explains. ![]()
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