I really like making waistcoats; last year I made lots of Christmas waistcoats in various designs, which proved to be extremely popular. These roles are steeped in history - in some cases dating back 800 years - so it will be wonderful to see these centuries-old traditions played out on Coronation Day. The cylindrical bowl has a moulded lip and the body is flat-chased with four Chinoiserie figures carrying a canopy, with a fruit tree on either side (fig. His mother, Diana, was a poster girl for the Paris house back in the 1990s so perhaps there’s a sentimentality to Harry’s choice. Items of personality clothing – pork pie hats, colourful pocket squares, loud socks – do precisely the opposite of what their wearer hopes they will achieve.

James II presented Sandford with a cup and cover in recognition of his role in recording the coronation for posterity. Somewhere between a waistcoat and a gilet, a knitted button-up jerkin will add some textural interest to a more casual outfit and is a good option if you want to look smart, but not too smart. Of course, there was only one man standing out in full ceremonial splendour on the day, but in a mark of respect for the momentous occasion, the male guests watching King Charles III’s Coronation put their best feet (and suits) forward too. The history of the coronation of the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch James II, etc.The division of the perquisites was not always peaceful; at the Coronation of Charles II in 1661, the royal footmen tried to tear the canopy and its bells from the barons during the Coronation feast and dragged the barons away from their seats in Westminster Hall.

From the coronation of Richard I to George IV, canopies were carried over the monarch by the Barons of the Cinque Ports as a symbol of the role that they played in defending king and country. There’s a sense of solemnity to a morning suit – that majestic sweep of the tails, the waistcoat beneath (never with the bottom right button buttoned up).As the combined weights of one mount and one bell were just under 36 ounces, and the cup and cover weighs just over 16 ounces, it is possible that two cups were made, one for each member of the family who attended the coronation. In addition, 400 young people representing charitable organisations, nominated by The King and The Queen Consort and the UK Government, will have the opportunity to watch the Coronation Service and Procession from St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Other recorded examples of silver recycled from coronation bells and stave mounts include a tankard made for the senior baron Tobias Cleve, who represented Sandwich after the Coronation of Charles II (now in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London); and a punch bowl and ladle by London goldsmiths George Boothby and William Fordham, made following George II's Coronation, belonging to the Corporation of Hastings. and of his Royal Consort Queen Mary: solemnized at Westminster, 23 April 1685: with an exact account of the several preparations, their majesties most splendid processions, and magnificent feast at Westminster Hall' , was published in 1687 with engravings by S. For a slightly lighter navy shade, try this tonal check waistcoat by bastions of high-street suave: Ted Baker.

Here is our fantastic Bobby Dazzler wearing his Union Jack waistcoat made for his schools European Day of Languages. The other minor royals not taking part in official roles throughout the ceremony clearly got the morning suit memo; Princess Beatrice’s husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi and Zara Tindell’s husband Mike also wore them. The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St Peter will hold the ceremony and instruct the monarch in the forms, rites and ceremonies. The caption to the engraving in Sandford's publication reads, 'A canopy of Cloth of Gold, like that of the Kings, to be born over the QUEEN by Eight Barons of the Cinque-Ports with Four Silver Bells gilt hanging at the Corners.It follows a Diorification of the Montecito Two; the Duchess of Sussex has worn the label on several occasions and recently Prince Harry donned a Dior shirt – distinctive by the embroidered golden bee on the torso – during his battles at the High Court. It’s also de rigueur to have a little fun with your pocket square and tie, mixing up contrasting patterns. Numbered amongst such people are the lords of various manors, and those who claim the offices of grand almoner, chief butler, chief cupbearer, panneter, lardiner, napier and king's champion. The tankard is inscribed, 'This Pott was made of ye Silver of ye Canopie when King Charles ye 2d was Crowned, Aprill 23d 1661'.