King Charles And Queen Camilla Will Be The Oldest Royals To Be Crowned In British History
etcanada.comKing Charles III and Queen Camilla will be crowned on May 6 coronation. Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, will be the oldest King and Queen Consort ever crowned in British history.
When Queen Elizabeth II assumed the throne in 1952 at the age of 25, Charles was only 3 years old. She went on to rule for a record-breaking 70 years. READ MORE: King Charles Announces He’s Replacing Prince Harry In Special Role A Day After Duke Reveals Bombshell Memoir Details The oldest British monarch to be crowned before King Charles, according to Sky History, was in his or her mid- to late-fifties.
King William IV, who ascended to the throne at age 64 in 1830, King Edward VII, who succeeded him at age 59 in 1901, and King George IV, who did so at age 57 in 1820, are the three oldest monarchs who have gone before him.
The royal couple will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The countdown to their coronation has begun.
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