- A
Supertunica is a robe worn by
British monarchs at
their coronation. It is
donned shortly after the
Anointing ceremony for the
vesting of the Spurs,...
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intentionally plain robe.
After the
Anointing the
monarch dons the more
ornate Supertunica over the Colobium.
After they have been
invested with
regalia including...
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enrobed in the
colobium sindonis (shroud tunic), over
which is
placed the
supertunica. The Lord
Great Chamberlain presents the spurs,
which represent chivalry...
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coronation ceremony, with the
exception of the
historic Robe
Royal and
Supertunica, are made new for each monarch.
Elizabeth II
firstly considered reusing...
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intentionally plain robe.
After the
anointing the
monarch dons the more
ornate Supertunica over the colobium.
After they have been
invested with
regalia including...
- Charles II, a
practice that
ended in 1911, when George V
reused the 1902
Supertunica (a dalmatic), and the
Imperial Mantle (a cope),
fashioned for George IV...
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colobium sindonis is
placed over the monarch's clothes, and then the
supertunica, a long robe of gold brocade, is
placed over that.
Wearing these garments...
- Consort's
Ivory Rod with Dove
Garments Robe of
State Colobium sindonis Supertunica Stole Royal Robe
Royal Coronation glove Imperial Robe
Seats Coronation...
- is
still made in
India and
Europe today. King
Charles III re-used the
Supertunica made from
cloth of gold at his
coronation on 6 May 2023. The full-length...
- are
divesting themselves of
worldly vanity. The
monarch later dons the
Supertunica, Robe
Royal and
Imperial Robe for the
final parts of the ceremony. During...
