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Tracy Borman highlights the most crucial aspects in making a coronation a crowning success\u2026 <\/p>

By Tracy Borman\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Everybody likes a good show, don\u2019t they? I think you\u2019ve got to have the bling and the glamour. Of course, you\u2019ve got the jewels \u2013 that\u2019s plenty of bling there.<\/p>\n

The set of Crown Jewels<\/a> in use today were commissioned by Charles II<\/a>, when the monarchy was restored in 1660 \u2013 the others were melted down by those naughty parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

A coronation has to look spectacular, but \u2013 and I\u2019m not just saying this as a historian \u2013 it also needs to be rooted in history.<\/p>\n

Read more | A historical A-Z of coronations in Britain<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
That is very important, because a new monarch has to give the impression of business as usual, that they have a right to be on the throne and that they come from a long line of kings and queens.<\/p>\n
It about showing that there\u2019s \u201cnothing new to see here\u201d. That is why that sense of tradition and ceremony that we see repeated over the centuries is so crucial.<\/p>\n
Read next | Tracy Borman gives her 5 dos (and 5 don\u2019ts) for staging a coronation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n
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