The Coronation Vestments, comprising the Supertunica (left) and the Imperial Mantle are displayed in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace in London. The vestments will be worn by Britain’s King Charles III during his coronation at Westminster Abbey today. Photo: AFP
King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance today, after he became monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September.
Why is he crowned, what does it mean and who will attend?
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