Photo: Christopher Furlong/GettyKing CharlesandQueen Camillachose to sleep atClarence Houseahead of hishistoric coronation.Per tradition, the State Bed in the Palace of Westminster was prepared for the King the night before the coronation day. But the King, 74, and Queen, 75, opted to sleep in their longtime London residence rather than the special Parliament bedroom.This tradition of the monarch sleeping in the State Bed originated in 1066 whenWilliam the Conquerorslept at the Palace of Westminster before his coronation, according toRoyal Central.Clarence House.Tim Graham Photo Library/gettyFor centuries, the Palace of Westminster was the primary residence of the monarch, rather than today’sBuckingham Palace, according toBBC. But the last monarch to sleep over at the Palace of Westminster prior to his coronation was George IV in 1821.Clarence House served as the longtimeresidencefor the King and Queen, who moved into the London property in 2003. Their Majesties will reside at Buckingham Palace, one of several residences King Charles inherited following thedeathofQueen Elizabethlast September.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!Atweetfrom Royal Central revealed where the King and Queen slept on Friday — and that they weren’t the only ones sleeping at the royal residence. Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was invited to stay at Clarence House the night before the coronation so he could walk to Westminster Abbey and not be in violation of Shabbat.Saturdays are the Jewish Sabbath and day of rest. In honoring Shabbat, the Rabbi Mirvis refrained from using vehicles to travel to the coronation and also observed a “digital detox,” according toCNN. This means he did not use a microphone during his part of the coronation ceremony.
Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty
King CharlesandQueen Camillachose to sleep atClarence Houseahead of hishistoric coronation.Per tradition, the State Bed in the Palace of Westminster was prepared for the King the night before the coronation day. But the King, 74, and Queen, 75, opted to sleep in their longtime London residence rather than the special Parliament bedroom.This tradition of the monarch sleeping in the State Bed originated in 1066 whenWilliam the Conquerorslept at the Palace of Westminster before his coronation, according toRoyal Central.Clarence House.Tim Graham Photo Library/gettyFor centuries, the Palace of Westminster was the primary residence of the monarch, rather than today’sBuckingham Palace, according toBBC. But the last monarch to sleep over at the Palace of Westminster prior to his coronation was George IV in 1821.Clarence House served as the longtimeresidencefor the King and Queen, who moved into the London property in 2003. Their Majesties will reside at Buckingham Palace, one of several residences King Charles inherited following thedeathofQueen Elizabethlast September.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!Atweetfrom Royal Central revealed where the King and Queen slept on Friday — and that they weren’t the only ones sleeping at the royal residence. Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was invited to stay at Clarence House the night before the coronation so he could walk to Westminster Abbey and not be in violation of Shabbat.Saturdays are the Jewish Sabbath and day of rest. In honoring Shabbat, the Rabbi Mirvis refrained from using vehicles to travel to the coronation and also observed a “digital detox,” according toCNN. This means he did not use a microphone during his part of the coronation ceremony.
King CharlesandQueen Camillachose to sleep atClarence Houseahead of hishistoric coronation.
Per tradition, the State Bed in the Palace of Westminster was prepared for the King the night before the coronation day. But the King, 74, and Queen, 75, opted to sleep in their longtime London residence rather than the special Parliament bedroom.
This tradition of the monarch sleeping in the State Bed originated in 1066 whenWilliam the Conquerorslept at the Palace of Westminster before his coronation, according toRoyal Central.
Clarence House.Tim Graham Photo Library/getty
For centuries, the Palace of Westminster was the primary residence of the monarch, rather than today’sBuckingham Palace, according toBBC. But the last monarch to sleep over at the Palace of Westminster prior to his coronation was George IV in 1821.
Clarence House served as the longtimeresidencefor the King and Queen, who moved into the London property in 2003. Their Majesties will reside at Buckingham Palace, one of several residences King Charles inherited following thedeathofQueen Elizabethlast September.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!
Atweetfrom Royal Central revealed where the King and Queen slept on Friday — and that they weren’t the only ones sleeping at the royal residence. Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was invited to stay at Clarence House the night before the coronation so he could walk to Westminster Abbey and not be in violation of Shabbat.
Saturdays are the Jewish Sabbath and day of rest. In honoring Shabbat, the Rabbi Mirvis refrained from using vehicles to travel to the coronation and also observed a “digital detox,” according toCNN. This means he did not use a microphone during his part of the coronation ceremony.
source: people.com
