Honoring his father. Prince William will play a big part in King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday, May 6.
During the ceremony held at Westminster Abbey, the Duke of Cambridge, 40, will present the monarch with the Stole Royal and the Robe Royal, according to the official coronation liturgy itinerary shared on the Church of England’s website. The presentation will follow Charles’ oath and anointing, but before he is given the Sceptre and Rod and is crowned with St. Edward’s Crown.
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The church’s website states that the two items represent “what The King, as Sovereign, has been given by God,” as well as notes that a new Stole featuring “Christian Iconography” has been commissioned for the event.
Also known as the Imperial Mantle, the Robe Royal was created for King George IV’s coronation in 1821, according to the Royal Collection Trust’s website. The gold garment features embroidered foliage, crowns, fleur delis, shamrocks, eagles and more. The robe’s last use at a coronation was st that of Charles’ mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Following William’s presentation of the items, Charles will be vested the stole by the Bishop of Durham, after which William, the Baroness Merron and Assisting Bishops will finish clothing the king.
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William and his wife, Princess Kate, and their three kids — Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 5 —will also participate in the historic day by joining their family members in the coronation procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. Additionally, George will serve as one of the four Pages of Honor.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales’ appearance at the event will come just days after celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary on April 29. The couple — who tied the knot in 2011 — celebrated the occasion by sharing a new portrait of themselves via their shared Instagram account, fittingly captioned: “12 years .”
Two days prior, William responded to a young boy who mistakenly called him “the king” during a visit with Kate, 41, to the Dowlais Rugby Club in Wales. “No, I’m not — not me!” he hilariously responded, before clarifying to the child, “My father is.”
William became first in the line for the throne after his father took on the crown following Queen Elizabeth’s death at the age of 96 in September 2022. His three children sit behind him on the royal line of succession, followed by his brother, Prince Harry.
The coronation comes will take place amid brotherly drama between the two, as tensions have been high following the release of Harry’s bombshell memoir, Spare — in which the Duke of Sussex, 38, made several shocking revelations about William, Charles and the rest of the royal family.
Though royal expert Nick Bullen told Us Weekly on April 20 that there has been “radio silence” between William and Harry leading up to their dad’s big day, another source stated that the two are expected to act as “professionals” at the coronation.
“Obviously, they are brothers first and emotions are always there,” the insider shared last month. “But they know how to act in front of the cameras. They’ve been in front of them their whole life.”
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Buckingham Palace confirmed in April that Harry would attend the coronation without his wife, Meghan Markle. The former Suits star will remain in California to celebrate their son Archie’s 4th birthday, which happens to fall on the same date as Charles’ crowning. The two also share their 22-month-old daughter, Lilibet.
Royal expert Bullen previously told Us that Harry will likely “minimize the amount of time that he’s in London,” adding, “He’s already said that he wants to be back for Archie’s birthday that afternoon, that evening.”
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By: Paige Strout Title: Prince William’s Role in King Charles III’s Coronation Revealed Sourced From: www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/prince-williams-role-in-king-charles-iiis-coronation-revealed/ Published Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 13:56:53 +0000
This year’s African Championships got off to an exciting start on Friday evening, where the South African women upset the long-running champions from Egypt to earn the continent’s sole team berth for world championships while 16-year-old Kaylia Nemour, who was very recently (and finally!) released by the French federation in order to represent Algeria, put on a show-stopping display to win the all-around title and snag the first of four individual worlds spots. In the men’s competition on Saturday, the men from Egypt once again claimed gold.
It’s been nearly two decades since South Africa last stood atop the podium at African Championships, with the program seeing tons of individual successes in recent years, but they’ve typically come up short against the Egyptians, who won the gold by 3.5 points to qualify a full team to worlds in 2022. But competing at home in Pretoria, the South Africans put on an incredible performance, led by last year’s continental champion and 2020 Olympian Caitlin Rooskrantz, who earned a 50.632 to win silver in the all-around, while her teammate and fellow Olympian Naveen Daries was just off the podium in fourth with a 49.533.
Egypt also had some strong individual performances here, including from Jana Abdelsalam, who won bronze in the all-around for the second year in a row, and Sandra Elsadek, who just wrapped up her NCAA career following four standout years at Ball State before transferring to Georgia for a fifth year, where she contributed regularly on vault and floor. The team lacked some of the experience we’re used to seeing, with both Elsadek and Nada Awad new to international competition, while veterans like Nancy Taman and Jana Mahmoud were limited to a couple of events apiece. Overall, their strength was comparable to last year’s, but with a few key routines missing here and there, they were unable to hold fight off the South Africans, who looked better than ever.
It was also a “better than ever” year for Algeria, led by newcomer Nemour, who was able to single-handedly add close to 10 points more than any other gymnasts in the country’s roster. Last year, the team notched a 30.733 on bars, with an 11.0 the highest, but this year they made it up to 34.765, thanks in very large part to Nemour’s 15.066. The routine earned a 6.9 D score, down two tenths from the intended 7.1 with Nemour not getting credit for the Derwael-Fenton, but it was stunning from start to finish, and with hits on vault (12.966), beam (13.533), and floor (12.166), she was easily able to take the all-around title with a 53.731.
Nemour and her teammate Lahna Salem, who finished eighth all-around with a 45.399, earned two of the four individual spots for worlds, while Abdelsalam and Elsadek of Egypt picked up the other two.
The Egyptian men had absolutely no problem repeating as champions here, winning the team gold with a 241.028, more than 10 points ahead of Algeria in the silver medal position, while Morocco took the bronze.
2020 Olympian Omar Mohamed led the team and won the all-around gold with an 82.131, ahead of teammate Mohamed Afify with a 77.030 for silver, while Hillal Metidji of Algeria won the bronze with a 77.030. Only two all-around spots were available for the men in the African continent, which went to Metidji and Hamza Hossaini of Morocco, fourth with a 76.765.
Other nations competing at this year’s African Championships included Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, and Angola.
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By: Lauren Title: South African Women Upset Egypt to Earn Worlds Berth While Egyptian Men Stay On Top Sourced From: thegymter.net/2023/05/28/south-african-women-upset-egypt-to-earn-worlds-berth-while-egyptian-men-stay-on-top/ Published Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 04:52:14 +0000