The coronation is officially five weeks away and the royal fandom could not be any more ecstatic. Turning a deaf ear to the ongoing royal fiasco, including the Sussexes and others, Buckingham Palace has catalyzed the excitement even more by dropping in some fresh updates for us. The long-awaited invitations which were to be sent to prominent attendees at the historic event are finally out. Nonetheless, what turned out even more intimidating was the symbolism used and its meaning. 

As reported by People Magazine, the invitation calls for all the passionate royalists to grace their majesties’ coronation ceremony on the fixed date. The colorful card will firstly go to the top 2000 strong guest list, which apparently includes the Sussexes, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as well. Palace’s one of the most prominent heraldic artists and manuscript illuminators, Andrew Jamieson got the privilege of designing the intricate card. 

In addition to it, the hand-painted watercolor and gouache illustrations will be distributed in prints on recycled paper. The reason behind such a decision aims at His Majesty’s lifelong optimism for sustainability. Apart from the abovementioned, some other important mentions of monarchial objects have also got some deep-seated meanings behind them. 

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The symbols and their representation in the coronation card 

Upon closer inspection, one can notice the two birds perched on the letter C, which reportedly boasts King Charles’s and Queen Camilla’s Coats of Arms. The visible crest engraved on the Queen’s part reflects her official rank in the Sovereign, as the Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter, as announced last summer. 

The intricate floral designs proudly showcase a British wildflower meadow with lily of the valley, cornflowers, wild strawberries, dog roses, and bluebells. In addition to it, was a beautiful sprig of rosemary that marks the remembrance of the great imperial family and its former Sovereigns. 

Along with unveiling the coronation card, the royals on their official Twitter account went down the memory road to share some previous archives of past coronations over the years. King Charles even shared his own invitation card received as the Prince for his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. They also gave us a glimpse of what the first-ever invitation card for King George III and Queen Charlotte looked like.

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