Prince William's 'glitz-free' Coronation will be 'nothing like' Charles' service
Prince William is not expected to follow in King Charles' footsteps when it comes to his own Coronation, a royal expert has said.
The Prince of Wales is said to want his ceremony to "look and feel different" to his father's two-hour service at Westminster Abbey - with a special emphasis on making it feel "modern" and "relevant".
Some more traditional parts of the historic service were kept on May 6, including William's "homage of the blood", where he knelt before his father and swore to be his "liege man of life and limb".
One of the other considerations would reportedly be the crown's relationship with the realms and Commonwealth by the time he ascended the throne.
William touches St Edward's Crown on the head of his father (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Giving his thoughts, the Mirror's Russell Myers told Today: "These reports about William planning his own Coronation - we've barely caught up on the sleep we were missing from the last one.
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"It does seem a bit soon, however, William does have a lot on his shoulders. Certainly, he and his family are going to have to be the flag-bearers for the modern monarchy.
"We're talking about slimmed-down versions, it's not very of them left at the moment because obviously Harry and Meghan have left, we've got Prince Andrew having stepped back because of his involvement with certain affairs."
Prince William speaking on stage during the Coronation Concert (AP)The royal editor predicted that William will tone down the "glitz and glamour" previously seen in Charles' Coronation.
He said: "And now we have William talking about what will it mean to be the monarchy in the modern world.
"I don't think he will have a coronation anywhere near what we saw with Charles's.
"We talk about the glitz and the glamour mixed in with the thousand-year-old ceremony – I can't see how he, as a modern man, will want to give that sort of indication of his personality."
William, Kate, Louis and Charlotte leaving Westminster Abbey on May 6 (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)The comments come after a source close to William claimed that he has already started thinking about the tone of his own Coronation.
They told The Times : "He is really thinking, how do we make his coronation feel most relevant in the future?
"He is mindful of the fact that in 20 years’ time, or whenever his time comes, how can the coronation be modern but also unifying to the nation and the Commonwealth? I think his Coronation will look and feel quite different."
They also claimed that William would look to get rid of the "homage to the people" included in Charles's coronation on May 6, which was altered at the last minute when it proved to be controversial with sections of the public.
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Royal Family members on Buckingham Palace's balcony during the coronation weekend (Getty Images)The source said: “There is no way he will go down that route or anything like it."
They added that the Prince wouldn't "be taking the filleting knife" to the order of events - but "will be checking if it is sharp."
Another insider said that while there was no "grand plan" at this stage, the Prince and his team were naturally "reflective" about the recent ceremony and that it was "extremely important to him that it evolves to be relevant whenever it happens."
It comes as Prince William has reportedly decided not to have an investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales, in what could be a sign of his intentions to break with more traditions as he goes forward in royal life.
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