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King Charles and Queen Camilla will sit on new thrones at the king’s coronation in May
Two thrones will be made for the coronation ceremony of the King and Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey.
The crowning and anointing, the holiest part of the ceremony, will take place with the monarch seated in the historic Coronation Chair.
But each monarch also has a throne chair, unique to them, for the enthronement part of the ancient ritual, which takes place on a raised dais in Westminster Abbey.
Unlike Prince Philip, Camilla will be crowned next to the monarch, although she is expected to be seated at a lower level.
The London firm that manufactured the late Queen’s thrones, White Allom and Company, is no longer in business. Sources say the real task could now fall to a team of specialized craftsmen trained through the Prince’s Foundation.
Each monarch has a throne chair, unique to them, for the enthronement portion of the ancient ritual.
Two new chairs were made for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: the Chair of State and the Chair of the Throne.
It is also expected to wear the Tudor crown, rather than St Edward’s crown, which featured on the late queen’s logo.
Two new chairs were made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II: the chair of state and the throne chair.
The Chair of State was used during the Coronation service prior to the coronation. Made of carved and gilt beech wood, it had a slightly lower back so that guests at Westminster Abbey, and those watching television, could see the monarch more clearly.
Upholstered in crimson silk damask in the Canterbury Rose pattern, it has the EIIR cipher of Queen Elizabeth II embroidered on the back.
A Palace source said: “There is always a new throne for a new monarch and this will be no exception.”
The King is also expected to abide by tradition and wear the Coronation Chair, commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I.
He will be the 27th monarch to be crowned in the chair, believed to be the oldest piece of furniture in the UK still in use for its original purpose.