Princess Anne’s starring role in King Charles’ coronation has been revealed… and it’s a huge honour

Princess Anne’s starring role in King Charles’ coronation has been revealed – and it’s a huge honour.

Sources say Charles gave the prestigious position to the Princess Royal as a token of appreciation for her “unwavering devotion”.

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During the procession on May 6 Ann72, will be the Golden Rod in Waiting – a role historically given to the person entrusted with the monarch’s safety.

This would allow her to travel on horseback for the newly crowned King and Queen Consort afterwards coronation the ceremony of Westminster Abbey.

Then, as Charles and Camila drive to Coach Gold State back to Buckingham PalaceAnne will lead a grand procession with 6,000 troops.

The 72-year-old is said to have been “incredibly honoured” after being cast in the role.

The insider told A mirror: “The direction of the king’s decision is visible to all.

“He rewards the Princess Royal for her loyalty and unwavering devotion to duty above all else.

“The king values ​​his sister as a trusted lieutenant, and this is a great example of that kind of relationship.”

The privilege is said to date back to the 15th century under the Tudors.

He saw two officers – a golden staff and a silver staff – placed near the monarch to protect them from danger.

The countdown to the coronation is underway, for which thousands of Britons are gathering London in less than two weeks.

Smaller details of the weekend have become known in recent days, including what time is the flypast it is who bears the Crown Jewels and who conducts the King’s concert.

But royal fans rose yesterday confusion with event tickets.

A clumsily worded letter from Ticket holder said they were successful in the vote and had until tomorrow to claim the passes, but they needed to “act quickly”.

But then they were handed out on a first-come, first-served basis, meaning many who thought they had one of the hottest tickets in town lost out.

In the meantime, a number of enterprises also released candies on the Koran theme – and we tested some.

And buyers were delighted with a the new, cheap Coronation rangewith prices starting from just 79p.