There was a lot of preparation that went into King Charles ‘ coronation in May 2023 as it was the first to take place in the U.K. in 70 years.
There were calls to modernize things as well, which the king himself was mindful of and did so by inviting religious leaders from different faiths to attend and participate in the ceremony. There were also other changes made from Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation seven decades earlier that Prince William had a hand in and one of those involved the Princess of Wales’ ( formerly known as Kate Middleton ) mom, Carole Middleton. Here’s what the Prince of Wales demanded for his mother-in-law and what else was done that day to keep William happy.
What Prince William was so adamant for his father’s coronation that involved Kate’s mother More than 8,200 guests attended the late queen’ s coronation on June 3, 1953, but numerous family members and some of her longtime friends were not invited. Only two relatives of the Bowes Lyons, which was the Queen Mother’s family, were in attendance. And from Prince Philip’s side, the only person to represent the Mountbattens was Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten.
But as the future king William was adamant that his wife’s family not be completely left out. According to the book, Charles III: The Inside Story written by royal author and journalist Robert Hardman, William wouldn’t budge on his demand that Kate’s family be included in the day. It’s believed that if he couldn’t .
