UK royals unveil Twitter emoji and procession details for King Charles’ coronation
- Unveiling a host of ceremonial details, Buckingham Palace said the new emoji created to mark the historic occasion is based on the 17th-century St Edward’s Crown
- Charles immediately became king when Queen Elizabeth died in September after her record-breaking 70-year reign but will be formally crowned on May 6
Britain’s royal family revealed new details on Sunday about King Charles’ coronation next month, including a new Twitter emoji based on the crown the monarch will wear at the landmark ceremony.
Charles, 74, immediately became king when Queen Elizabeth died in September after her record-breaking 70-year reign but will be formally crowned at a May 6 service inside London’s Westminster Abbey.
The three-day weekend will also feature a star-studded concert, nationwide “big lunch” and volunteering initiatives, as well as the traditional royal processions associated with the coronation.
Unveiling a host of ceremonial details, Buckingham Palace said the new emoji created to mark the historic occasion is based on the 17th-century St Edward’s Crown.
The centrepiece of Britain’s famous Crown Jewels and worn by Charles’s late mother at her coronation in 1953, it has been altered for him to wear seven decades later.
The motif will appear on Twitter when any of various hashtags – including #Coronation, #CoronationBigLunch and #TheBigHelpOut – are used.