Two months after his coronation in Westminster Abbey, in London, Charles III celebrated a second coronation, called the Honors of Scotland, which took place in the Cathedral of St. Giles, from Edinburgh, Scotland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, already had its own monarchy before joining England in 1707.
Accompanied by his wife, Queen Camilla, William and Catherine, Princes of Wales (who in Scotland are the Dukes of Rothesay), and Princess Anne, the new king attended a service of thanksgiving , in which he was presented with the Scottish crown jewels, the oldest in Britain: the scepter, the sword and the crown. The three pieces are made of gold, silver and precious stones.
Unlike the ceremony on May 6 in Westminster Abbey, Charles and Camilla were not properly crowned but were presented with the honors, as was done 70 years ago with Elizabeth II.
Many onlookers lined Edinburgh's Royal Mile to see the entire royal entourage. The kings went from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, while the Crown Jewels left from Edinburgh Castle. Charles, Camilla and Prince Guillem wore the mantles of the Order of the Card, the highest honor and the second most important in the United Kingdom after the Order of the Lligacama. For her part, Catherine wore a blue klein coat-dress by Catherine Walker, which she debuted on Commonwealth Day 2022, and a Phillip Treacy ligature along with an Elizabeth II necklace, which Diana of Gaul had also worn ·les, and the Collingwood pearl earrings, which were a gift from Prince Charles to Lady Di in the months leading up to their wedding in 1981.
During the religious service, the Scottish Honors choir performed pieces by Handel, McDowall, McMillan, McCunn and Robert Burns. King Charles also commissioned five new musical pieces, including one composed in Gaelic, with which he wanted to reflect Scottish history and culture with artists representative of contemporary Scotland.
This second coronation of Charles III is part of the Royal Week in Edinburgh, which includes different tribute celebrations. On Monday the king visited the former royal yacht Brittania, converted into a museum, where he spent his honeymoon with Lady Di.
