New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will signify India on the subsequent month’s coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla within the United Kingdom. The occasion, scheduled for May 6, will mark nearly seven many years because the final coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru represented India. Although the UK had initially invited President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Dhankhar will probably be attending as an alternative.
The invitation for the coronation, designed by Andrew Jamieson, options the Green Man motif, an historical determine from British folklore symbolizing spring and rebirth to mark the brand new reign. The invitation contains the UK coat of arms, emblematic flowers, and a British wildflower meadow and wildlife.
This can be the primary time Camilla will probably be known as a queen.Â
British PM Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty, of Indian origin, will lead a procession carrying the UK flag on the coronation ceremony of King Charles III. The flag will probably be carried by a high-ranking RAF cadet, in response to Buckingham Palace.
The ceremony will happen on the Abbey Church of Westminster, with 2,000 friends in attendance. However, Camilla is not going to put on a crown adorned with the Kohinoor Diamond throughout the proceedings resulting from its controversial historical past. The diamond was obtained by the British throughout India’s colonial interval and is seen as an emblem of the nation’s exploitation and looting.
Last yr, in September, President Droupadi Murmu visited London to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and signal the condolence e-book on behalf of the Indian authorities, following her loss of life on the age of 96 in Scotland.Â
