According to Buckingham Palace, Britain's King Charles will wear crimson and purple silk velvet robes at his coronation on May 6, which were once worn by his
grandfather King George VI in 1937. The robes are being conserved or made by Ede and Ravenscroft, a 334-year-old London tailor. The coronation ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey will be attended by foreign dignitaries and heads of state.
The king and his wife Camilla will wear two sets of robes at the coronation service: crimson Robes of State and purple Robes of Estate. Camilla's Robe of Estate will feature a new design that draws on themes of nature and the environment, featuring insects such as bees and a beetle embroidered onto the fabric. The Royal School of Needlework is responsible for the design work.
The palace has been sharing information about the coronation, which will be smaller in scale than that of Queen Elizabeth but still full of tradition and pageantry that reflects a 1,000-year-old history. Photo by Wikimedia commons.