Coronation Day
Royal crowning ceremony
Coronation Day is the date on which a monarch is formally crowned.
In Britain, it refers specifically to the day of a reigning sovereign's coronation ceremony, historically marked by public celebration: Schools closed for Coronation Day.
The term may be capitalized when referring to a specific historical event.
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Westminster AbbeyHistoric London royal church
Abbey · regalia · scepter · orb · anoint · Stone of Scone · procession · pageantry · royal · sovereign · long live · ermine · robes · fanfare · trumpets · carriage · balcony · royal wave
Coronation Dayabdication
Formal surrender of power
deposition · dethronement · forced abdication · exile · renunciation
Coronation Dayroyal funeral
Burial ceremony for royalty
state funeral · regicide · lying in state · interment · interregnum
coronation, day, corona, coronal, coronary, coroner, coronate, crowned, crown