The coronation of King Charles III just got emoji-fied.
Buckingham Palace has unveiled an official emoji depicting a multicolored crown to commemorate the May 6 ceremony for the monarch, 74, and his wife, Camilla.
The image combines the colors gold, purple, blue, green and orange and is based on St. Edward’s crown.
The emoji will appear when social media users type in the hashtags #Coronation, #CoronationConcert, #CoronationWeekend and #CoronationBigLunch.
For the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, an adorable Twitter emoji popped up featuring a corgi wearing a purple crown.
Plans for Charles and Camilla’s coronation are well underway, with details about the processional journey — just 1.3 miles long, stretching from Buckingham Palace to the ceremony at Westminster Abbey — revealed Sunday.
An array of royal regalia will also be utilized at the Abbey ceremony, including several items from the family’s selection of Crown Jewels.
Aside from St. Edward’s crown, “sacred” objects including the Imperial State crown, Queen Mary’s crown, the coronation spoon, the ampulla, the sovereign’s orb, sceptre with dove and the sceptre with cross will also be present.
The majestic headpiece has been used for every ceremony for the reigning sovereign since 1661.
“These unique objects represent the powers and responsibilities of the monarch,” the royal family’s official Instagram account stated. “The Regalia have played a central role in Coronation Services for hundreds of years.”
Each of the other gold-encrusted commodities used in the coronation will serve a different purpose in formally instating Charles as monarch next month.
St. Edward’s crown was last used for the queen’s coronation in 1953, and it will be the headpiece used at the moment of crowning during the ceremony.
The Imperial State crown will be donned by Charles when he leaves Westminster Abbey once the ceremony has concluded.
Queen Mary’s crown will be wielded for coronating Camilla as queen at the event.
The coronation spoon is needed to anoint the new king with holy oil, while the ampulla will hold the consecrated liquid.
As for the orb, which symbolizes the monarch’s power, it will be placed in Charles’ right hand, while the sovereign’s sceptre with cross represents the king’s temporal power and has been used at every crowning since 1661.
The sceptre with dove is a symbol of his spiritual role as a supreme ruler, as well as being emblematic of the Holy Spirit.
[Written in collaboration with other media outlets with information from the following sources]
