Carlos III, the “environmental king”, will highlight his love for nature at his coronation

He King Charles IIIwho in his day was accused of being crazy for admitting that he talked to plants and defending organic agriculture, will permeate his ceremony with coronation of Saturday with symbols of nature and ecology.

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The new king Briton, 74, is a longtime advocate of environmental issues, from fighting climate change to biodiversity.

For your coronationthe monarch will reflect this interest by giving away wild flower seeds to schoolchildren, wearing recycled ceremonial garments, and perhaps even authorizing diamond tiaras to be replaced with floral headdresses.

In a United Kingdom which has lost 98% of its wildflower habitats in the last 80 years, elementary schools will receive 200,000 packets of seeds for children to plant in their gardens.

Biodiversity enthusiast, Charles III He has a 4 acre meadow of wildflowers at his house in highgrovein the west of England.

Lovingly cared for for 30 years, it is now home to 120 species and hums to the tunes of insects and birds.

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Recycling

An inveterate recycler, the monarch has an Aston Martin car that runs on biofuel from surplus English white wine and cheese whey.

And he’s known for having his clothes repaired when they show signs of wear, rather than throwing them away.

Last year he demonstrated his fondness for ‘mending and mending’ by appearing in a special episode of the hit BBC TV show ‘The Repair Shop’.

All the ceremonial garments worn on Saturday will have been previously worn by other monarchs, by “personal” decision of the king.

“The reuse of these pieces responds to an idea of ​​sustainability and efficiency”, explained Caroline de Guitaut, responsible for the real works of art.

Thus, Carlos III will wear the Colobium Sindonis -a simple white tunic that is worn immediately after the anointing to symbolize purity before God- of his grandfather Jorge VI.

He will also reuse the Super Tunic -a long tunic with golden sleeves created for the coronation of George V in 1911-, the sword belt and the white coronation glove.

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bees and insects

The coronation gown that his wife, Queen Camilla, will wear as she leaves Westminster Abbey will also include designs inspired by nature and the environment.

Bees, a beetle and other insects will be embroidered in gold on the purple velvet tail of the garment.

The tail will also have various plants embroidered, such as the lily of the valley, one of the favorite flowers of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the myrtle, which represents hope, and the delphinium, one of Carlos III’s favorite flowers.

Also included are the cornflower, the maidenhair fern, a symbol of purity, and the alchemilla mollis, which symbolizes love and consolation.

The “anointing screen”, which will hide the king seen by attendees during what is considered the most sacred part of the ceremony, was also embroidered using sustainable practices.

The design shows a tree with birds and 56 leaves representing the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth, mainly former British colonies.

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flower power

The tone “ecological” of the ceremony already appeared in the invitation to the nearly 2,000 people who are expected at the westminster abbey.

In it appears the “green man”, an ancient figure from British folklore who symbolizes the arrival of spring and rebirth.

The design of the heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson It also features a wreath of oak leaves, ivy and hawthorn, wild flowers and British fauna.

And floral headdresses could even displace the tiaras worn by princesses at major royal events.

It is said that the daughter-in-law of Charles III, Catherine, whose husband William he is the heir to the throne, he is thinking of wearing a flower headdress.

Royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith recently told The Times newspaper that the Princess of Wales’s dispensing with her diadem would “set a particular tone” and highlight the “the king’s reverence for nature and his passion for flowers.”

Source: Elcomercio

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