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The Coronation Chair, also known as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden chair that is used by British monarchs when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coron
The chair in 2023 without the Stone of Scone, which was returned to Scotland in 1996
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey, 1859
The Coronation Chair at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, or simply the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers re
Coronation Chair
…The Coronation Chair, also known as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair, is an ancient wooden chair that is used by British monarchs when they are invested with regalia and crowned at their coronation. The chair was commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I of England to house the Stone…
King Charles III 2023 Coronation Balcony
The monarch's cypher on a ministerial folder
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 curtailed the sovereign's governmental power.
King Charles III with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, 2025