King Charles III's coronation explained

<p>The history of ‘crowning’ royalty from the Egyptian era through to Roman times. Why are we holding Mediaeval ceremonies in 2023? How King Charles is ‘modernising’ the ceremony. Coronations expert <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dr-george-gross#:~:text=Dr%20George%20Gross%20was%20educated,of%20Cambridge%20(Sidney%20Sussex)." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Gross from King’s College London</a> explains the history of the ceremonies, and why certain traditions have continued for centuries. Plus <a href="https://twitter.com/emmaloffhagen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evening Standard reporter Emma Loffhagen</a> discusses the running of the day, and <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/king-charles-coronation-guest-list-who-invited-b1077257.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">who is and isn’t on the guest list</a>. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The history of coronations explained</li><li>How will this coronation be different to previous ceremonies?</li><li>Fun facts on key coronation regalia</li><li>Who is and isn’t on the coronation guest list?</li><li>Controversial figures on the list</li><li>How the public will celebrate the occasion</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>