Regards,
Dave.
With only 2000 guests, the selection of guests will be more difficult for the coming coronation than for previous ones. All peers used to be members of the House of Lords, and it was logical to invite them as representatives of a branch of government. Nowadays, most hereditary peers are not members of the House of Lords, and have no formal position in society due simply to their title.
There are many other officials who would be more logical to invite to the coronation as representatives of the country: elected MPs, senior government officials, diplomats, Mayors and Lord-Lieutenants from around the country, civic and religious leaders etc. With 800 members of the House of lords and 650 members of the House of Commons, not all members of the Houses of Parliament can be invited, and there won't be room for the spouses of those who are invited.
Thus - I suspect there will be very few aristocratic ladies wearing grand jewels. Hopefully the dress code will allow for royals, their relatives and other senior ladies to wear tiaras, but compared to previous coronations there won't be many.
In the below link is a picture of a lady from the British aristocracy wearing impressive jewels. I wonder if we may see some of these jewels reappear at King Charles' Coronation. Can anyone say if the jewels seen in the link are still in that family's keep? Something must be known of these grand jewels, they are the boom.
https://pin.it/7IKPonv
Regards,
Dave.
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