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UNCOVERED: The royal school of needlework - Caught on Camera

King Charles thrilled by grand unveiling of Royal Opera House curtains

Charles watched as more than 2,000 guests at the Covent Garden venue got a first glimpse of the curtains

Evening Standard

Curtains for Charles: King thrilled by grand opening at Royal Opera House

The mohair velour curtains each measure 9.75m wide and have a 10.8m drop.

The Independent UK

King Charles honoured with significant gesture by Royal Opera House

A new set of curtains, crafted in collaboration with renowned specialists, will be unveiled in May

The Independent UK

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Royal Opera House commissions new stage curtains to honour the King

The curtains will be crafted in collaboration with renowned specialists Gerriets and the Royal School of Needlework and are due to be unveiled in May.

Evening Standard

What to Expect From the Coronation Dress Code, According to Royal Experts

"It’s really remarkable to see how it has modernized..."

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Camilla to wear Queen Elizabeth II’s crimson coronation robe for ceremony

The rich purple velvet and gold robe is embroidered with bees, a beetle, flowers, national emblems and Camilla’s cypher.

The Independent UK

Camilla to wear Queen Elizabeth II’s crimson coronation robe for ceremony

The rich purple velvet and gold robe is embroidered with bees, a beetle, flowers, national emblems and Camilla’s cypher.

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New regal Robe of Estate made for Camilla to wear at coronation

The rich purple velvet and gold robe is embroidered with bees, a beetle, flowers, national emblems and Camilla’s cypher.

The Independent UK

New screen will give King Charles privacy during coronation anointing

Queen Elizabeth used just a canopy during her 1953 coronation but Charles has opted for more seclusion behind a three-sided screen.

The Independent UK

King’s coronation: New screen will give Charles privacy when is he anointed with holy oil

His Majesty will be surrounded on three sides by the embroidered anointing screen during the most sacred part of the ceremony

Evening Standard

Anointing screen to be used in King Charles coronation revealed

Tree design includes names of Commonwealth nations, and poles are made from tree from Windsor estate

The Guardian - UK

New anointing screen will give Charles privacy during coronation anointing

Queen Elizabeth used just a canopy during her 1953 coronation but Charles has opted for more seclusion behind a three-sided screen.

The Independent UK

King Charles will make sweet gesture to Commonwealth as he is anointed with holy oil

Charles has for months with skilled embroiderers who have stitched the names of all 56 commonwealth countries into the partitions that will shield him from public view

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