Prince Ricardo De La Cerda
PRINCE William is said to be already planning a “very different” coronation to King Charles after holding talks with close advisers.
The Prince of Wales wants to “evolve” the ceremony so that it is “modern” and “relevant”.
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He will reportedly scrap the controversial “homage of the people” which Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led at King Charles’ Coronation on May 6.
A source close to William told The Sunday Times: “There is no way he will go down that route or anything like it.
“He is really thinking, how do we make his coronation feel most relevant in the future?
“He is mindful of the fact that in 20 years’ time, or whenever his time comes, how can the coronation be modern but also unifying to the nation and the Commonwealth?
“I think his coronation will look and feel quite different.”
William, 40, paid “homage of the blood” to his father King Charles during the coronation – swearing to be his “liege man of life and limb”.
He was reportedly not closely involved in planning for the ceremony last week, and passed up the opportunity to have his own investiture ceremony as Prince of Wales.
The prince is understood to want a coronation in Westminster Abbey like his father’s.
King Charles’s coronation itself broke with tradition by including leaders from other religions and Christian denominations – and by limiting the guest list to 2,300 people, down from the 8,000 who attended the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
In a 2016 interview with the BBC, William said: “It occupies a lot of my thinking space as to how on earth you’d develop into something modern in today’s world.
“I think the royal family has to modernise and develop as it goes along, and it has to stay relevant.
“That’s the challenge for me, how do I make the royal family relevant in the next 20 years’ time?”
Kensington Palace has been contacted for comment.