“Having served most of my senior career as an Aircraft Engineer on 845 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton where His Majesty originally trained and served as a pilot, I am deeply honoured and humbled to play my part in this historic event,” she said in a statement from the Palace.īaroness Floella Benjamin and Dame Elizabeth Anionwu will be carrying the King’s Sceptre with the Dove and the Orb into the Abbey respectively. She has been selected to represent service men and women as a tribute to King Charles’s active naval career.

Royal Navy Petty Officer Amy Taylor will be the first woman to carry the Jewelled Sword of Offering into the Abbey. As I make my presentation, both their Majesties will remain in my prayers as they seek to serve the nation and the Commonwealth.” In a statement released by the Palace, she said, “I am surprised, excited and honoured to have been asked to play a part in this historic once in a lifetime occasion. She was previously the Chaplain to the Queen and read prayers at Harry and Meghan's wedding in 2018. Reverent Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who became the first Black female bishop in the UK in 2019, is presenting Camilla with her rod. Women and people of color feature prominently in the line-up carrying the Crown Jewels into the Abbey and presenting them during the investitures.

However, much of the procession looks of the present, not the past. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, presents Queen Elizabeth with the Sceptre with the Cross at her coronation. And carrying the Royal Standard flag-the flag representing the Sovereign-will be Francis Dymoke, whose family has been involved with coronations since William the Conqueror’s in 1066. The aristocracy is still well-represented, with the Marquess of Anglesey, Duke of Westminster, Earl of Caledon, and Earl of Dundee among those taking part, highlighting the four corners of the United Kingdom. In contrast to the 250 people who paraded into the Abbey over several minutes in 1953, this procession looks set to be shorter. “Those undertaking these historic roles in the service have been chosen to recognise, thank and represent the Nation due to their significant service, and include representatives from Orders of Chivalry, the military and wider public life.” “The ceremonial roles include bearing the regalia in the procession and presenting the items to their Majesties,” the Palace said in a statement. But when King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for their coronation next Saturday they will enter alongside a more diverse line-up showcasing modern Britain today.īuckingham Palace has released details of who will take part in the procession into the Abbey as well as who will be involved during the ceremony. When Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, the procession inside Westminster Abbey was made up mostly of white, male members of the clergy and aristocracy.

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