King Edward's Chair - Other Chairs Used During The Coronation Ceremony

Other Chairs Used During The Coronation Ceremony

It may be noted that other chairs are required and used during the coronation ceremony: Chairs of Estate for the Sovereign and Consort are placed on the north side of the Sanctuary, and these are used during the first part of the liturgy, prior to the Sovereign's anointing and crowning (for which St Edward's Chair is used). Then, for the part of the service called the Enthronement (and for the Homage which follows), the monarch is placed not in St Edward's Chair, but in a separate throne on an elevated platform in the centre of the Crossing. (On occasions when a Queen Consort has been crowned, a similar throne is provided for her, alongside that of the King but at a lower level). Unlike St Edward's Chair, these other chairs and thrones tend to be made anew for each Coronation. Thereafter (in recent times) they have often been placed in the Throne Rooms of the royal palaces. Thus the Chairs of Estate from the 1953 Coronation may be found in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace, along with those of Queen Victoria and George VI and his consort Queen Elizabeth. The 1953 Homage Throne is to be found in the Garter Throne Room of Windsor Castle; the thrones of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra are in Buckingham Palace Ballroom, and those of George V and Queen Mary may be seen in the Throne Room at Holyrood.)