'We have this eco-friendly King!' King Charles to recycle robes for coronation
King Charles will "reuse" the golden robes worn by his predecessors at his upcoming coronation. The 74-year-old monarch - who acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizbeth in September 2022 - will be crowned in an official ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Saturday (06.05.23) and it has now been claimed that he is to wear the robes once worn by his grandfather George VI for his coronation in 1937, and later used by Elizabeth during her own ceremony in 1953. Caroline De Guitaut, Deputy Surveyor of the King's Works of Art, explained to CBS News: "His majesty the king has decid...