The Princess Royal has been appointed the Senior Colonel of the Household Division by the King, it has emerged.
Anne, who’s Colonel of the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals, was given the function by Charles when he grew to become Colonel in Chief of the Household Division’s regiments on the Queen’s dying.
Her new place was confirmed by Buckingham Palace after she visited a central London barracks to thank senior navy who labored by way of the night time rehearsing servicemen and ladies for the coronation.
Anne visited Wellington Barracks close to Buckingham Palace and chatted to officers and senior non-commissioned officers of the Household Division who will participate in processions escorting the King to and from Westminster Abbey.
When the coronation procession is staged after Charles is topped, Anne will journey on horseback behind the gold state coach carrying the King and his spouse.
In her function as Senior Colonel, the princess will host a standard dinner for her fellow Household Division Colonels – who embody the Princess of Wales, the Colonel of the Irish Guards – on the eve of the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
At the occasion it’s determined which regiment might be given the honour of trooping their color the next 12 months.
With last-minute preparations for Saturday’s coronation ramping up, early morning rehearsals have been staged within the capital, revealing the primary glimpses of the grandeur of the deliberate processions.
Hundreds of troopers, many on horseback, marched from Buckingham Palace previous Trafalgar Square and Downing Street to Westminster Abbey shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
The diamond jubilee state coach and gold state coach travelled down The Mall as a part of the dry-run for the total occasion.
Royal followers waited for greater than three hours for the parade to make a return journey.
