With just one week to go untilKing CharlesandQueen Camilla’scoronation, royal fans are getting a glimpse at what the royal couple will wear for the crowning ceremony.
On Saturday, new photos were released of the coronation robes that King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, will wear for the May 6 ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Kensington Palace
The Royal School of Needlework’s design on the train draws on the themes of nature and the environment — including images of bees and a beetle. A variety of plants are also depicted, including Lily of the Valley, which featured in Camilla’s wedding bouquet and was a favorite flower ofQueen Elizabeth’s. The robe also features myrtle, representing hope, and Delphinium, one of the King’s favorite flowers and the birth flower of July, Camilla’s birth month. Also featured is the “Alchemilla Mollis,” known as Lady’s Mantle, which symbolizes love and comfort, Maidenhair Fern, which symbolizes purity, and cornflowers, which represent love and tenderness.
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The robe also features the national emblems of the United Kingdom in addition to paying tribute to King Charles.
source: people.com
