A general view of the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey on which King Henry VIII was throned in 1509 (Getty Images) The throne, created from oak, was made to contain the Stone between 1300 to ...

The Coronation chair on which King Henry VIII, King Charles I, Queen Victoria and the late Queen Elizabeth II were all crowned on the golden throne, is around 700 years old.The restoration of the ...

King Charles will be crowned in a chair that's been a part of royal tradition for more than 700 years Alex Gurley is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her ...

King's Coronation chair gets revamp as hidden detail reveals secrets of its 700 year past ... Henry VIII and Queen Victoria, who were crowned on it.

A conservator at London’s Westminster Abbey is carrying out meticulous restoration work on a fragile 700-year-old chair to ensure King Charles III can sit on it at his coronation in May.