The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, saw the gathering of who is who in the world of royalty.
Royals around the world, from reigning and non-reigning royal houses, came to London to witness the extravagant royal affair.
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| official coronation portrait of King Charles III and Queen Camilla ©Hugo Burnand |
King Charles II and Queen Camilla's Coronation was the largest gathering of world royals since the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
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| Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco |
Traditionally, Crown Heads never attend the Coronation of the British Sovereign. During Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953, only Crown Princes attended the event.
However, at King Charles's Coronation, the ceremony made history as the first coronation to have foreign monarchs in attendance.
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| Future Queens attend the reception of King Charles III. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, The Duchess of Brabant, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden |
Reception at Buckingham Palace
The night before the big event, King Charles III hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to formally welcome the royals to London.
There were royals who attended the Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey but did not attend the reception. They were represented by members of their families instead.
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| King Philippe of Belgium and his daughter Princess Elisabeth |
For instance, Queen Mathilde was represented by her daughter, Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess of Brabant who accompanied her father to the reception.
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| Princess Beatrix and her granddaughter, the Princess of Orange |
The former Queen of The Netherlands, Princess Beatrix, accompanied by her granddaughter, Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, represented King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
Both Princess Elisabeth, Princess Catharina-Amalia, and Princess Beatrix did not attend the Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
The Gathering of World Royals
Here are the foreign royals, from the reigning and non-reigning royal houses who attended the Coronation Ceremony in London.
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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
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Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, King and Queen of Jordan, King and Queen of Lesotho, and Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
 | Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
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Europe
- Belgium - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
- Bulgaria (non-reigning) - Tsar Simeon II and Tsarina Margarita
- Denmark - Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
- Greece (non-reigning) - Queen Anne Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos, and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal
- Liechtenstein - Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie
- Luxembourg - Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa
- Monaco - Albert II, the Sovereign Prince, and Princess Charlene
- Norway - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
- Romania (non-reigning) - Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu
- Serbia (non-reigning) - Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine
- Spain - King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia
- Sweden - King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria
- The Netherlands - King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima
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| King and Queen of Thailand |
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| Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and wife, Katherine |
Africa
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) - King Mswanti III
- Lesotho - King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso
- Morocco - Princess Lalla Meryem (sister of King Mohammed VI of Morocco)
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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheika Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani of Qatar
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| Asian Queens at King Charles III Coronation. Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Suthida of Thailand, and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan |
Asia and the Pacific
- Bahrain - King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
- Bhutan - King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema
- Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his son, Prince Abdul Mateen
- Japan - Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko
- Jordan - King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
- Kuwait - Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Māori royals (from New Zealand) - King Tuheitia and Makau Ariki Atawhai
- Malaysia - Yang di Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong
- Oman - Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham Al Saeed
- Qatar - Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheika Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani
- Saudi Arabia - Prince Turki bin Muhammad Al Saud
- Thailand - King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida
- Tonga - King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u of Tonga
- UAE - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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| Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark |
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| Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham Al Saeed of Oman (left with Oman's Foreign Minister (right) |
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| Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan |
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King and Queen of Jordan
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In Europe, there were six Crown Heads who attended the Coronation, composed of four Kings (Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Belgium's King Philippe, and Spain's King Felipe VI), one Grand Duke (Henri of Luxembourg), and one Sovereign Prince (Albert II of Monaco).
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| King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Philippe of Belgium, King Felipe VI of Spain, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands |
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| Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands, Queen Letizia of Spain |
Denmark, Liechtenstein, and Norway were represented by their Crown Princes (Frederik of Denmark, Alois of Liechtenstein, and Haakon of Norway).
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| Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco |
The Arab world and Gulf Sovereign nations were all represented and so with other Asian monarchies - Bhutan, Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand.
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