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The world has been treated to official photographs of the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla, captured by photographer Hugo Burnand. The photographer has also captured the couple’s wedding in 2005. The regal pair were snapped in their full regalia just after their coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, with group shots featuring other senior royals and family members also taken. The stunning images were captured in the Throne Room and Green Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, adding an extra layer of grandeur to the already awe-inspiring visuals.People Magazine reported that for the portrait, King Charles was seated on one of two throne chairs created in 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. The crown worn by the new king, weighing 1.06 kg and measuring 31.5cm in height, is studded with 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and four rubies, including the massive Cullinan II diamond, the second-largest stone ever cut from the Cullinan diamond, and the largest diamond ever found, according to the Royal Collection Trust. These images are a testament to the grandeur and majesty of the British monarchy. (Images/AP/PTI)
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Britain’s King Charles III poses for a photo in full regalia in the Throne Room, London. The King is wearing the Robe of Estate, the Imperial State Crown and is holding the Sovereign’s Orb and Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross.
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Britain’s Queen Camilla is pictured in The Green Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, London. The Queen is wearing Queen Mary’s Crown and Robe of Estate.
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Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla are pictured in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.
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King Charles III receives The St Edward’s Crown during his coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London.
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation ceremony.
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony in London on Saturday.
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In this photo made available by Buckingham Palace on Monday, May 8, 2023, Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are pictured with members of the working royal family, from left Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Anne, Prince William, the Prince of Wales, Kate, the Princess of Wales, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy and Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.