At 10:55, Their Majesties The King and The Queen arrived at the Great West Door in a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace, travelling in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. The State Coach is an enclosed, six-horse-drawn carriage, built in Australia and made with a variety of materials including timber from Lord Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory, an original counterweight from Big Ben, a Battle of Britain Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, a Dambusters Lancaster and part of a musket ball from the Battle of Waterloo.
The King’s Procession of Heralds and Regalia formed in the Great Cloister, and entered the West Cloister door, processing ahead of Their Majesties through the Abbey. The King and Queen then followed, joining the procession accompanied by various ceremonial officials, The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, and members of the Royal Household. Prince George of Wales was in attendance upon His Majesty as a Page of Honour.
The Procession passed through the Nave and Quire and up to the High Altar. As the Procession moved through the Abbey the choir sang ‘I was Glad’, composed by Sir Hubert Parry for the Coronation of King Edward VII and arranged by John Rutter based on words from Psalm 122. The cries of ‘Vivat Regina Camilla’ and ‘Vivat Rex Carolus’ were, as is tradition, proclaimed loudly by the King’s scholars of Westminster School. His Majesty’s Procession was composed as follows:
Beadle
The Cross of Wales and Lights
Serjeant of the Vestry
The Reverend Canon Paul Wright LVO
Sub-Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal
The Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson OBE
Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and Dean of the Thistle
The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, the Lord Bishop of London DBE
Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal
The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO
Dean of Windsor
The Right Reverend Dr John Inge
Lord High Almoner
The Right Reverend James Newcome
Clerk of the Closet
Primatial Cross of York
borne by The Reverend Dr Jenny Wright, Chaplain to The Archbishop of York
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell
Lord Archbishop of York and Primate of England
Pursuivants of Arms
Thomas Johnston
Rouge Croix Pursuivant
Dominic Ingram
Portcullis Pursuivant
Mark Scott
Bluemantle Pursuivant
Adam Tuck
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
Philip Tibbetts
March Pursuivant Extraordinary
Colin Russell
Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary
Professor Gillian Black
Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary
Roderick Macpherson
Unicorn Pursuivant
John Stirling
Ormond Pursuivant
George Way
Carrick Pursuivant
Orders of Chivalry and Gallantry Award Holders
The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave
The Most Venerable Order of St John
Professor Mark Compton AM GCStJ
The Order of Canada
Professor Margaret MacMillan OM CH CC
The Order of Australia
Yvonne Kenny AM
The Order of New Zealand
Richard McCaw ONZ
Knights Bachelor
The Right Honourable Sir Gary Hickinbottom
The Order of Companions of Honour
The Lord Coe CH KBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Dame Susan Ion GBE
The Royal Victorian Order
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford GCVO
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
The Right Honourable the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG
The Order of Merit
The Right Reverend the Lord Eames OM
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
The Right Honourable the Lord Hope of Craighead KT
The Most Noble Order of the Garter
Lady Mary Peters LG CH DBE
Cross of Valour, Australia
Richard Joyes CV
Cross of Valour, Canada
First Officer Leslie Arthur Palmer CV
New Zealand Cross
Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah NZC
The George Cross
Dominic Troulan GC QGM
Victoria Cross, New Zealand
Bill Henry Apiata VC
Victoria Cross, Australia
Corporal Daniel Keighram VC
The Victoria Cross
Keith Payne VC AM
Heralds of Arms
Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt LVO
Albany Herald Extraordinary
Liam Devlin
Rothesay Herald
The Honourable Adam Bruce
Marchmont Herald
The Standard of the Principality of Wales
borne by the Marquess of Anglesey
Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms
borne by
The Duke of Westminster
The Earl of Caledon KCVO
The Earl of Dundee
The Royal Standard
borne by Francis Dymoke
Jo Churchill MP
Vice Chamberlain of the Household
The Right Honourable Marcus Jones MP
Treasurer of the Household
Rebecca Harris MP
Comptroller of the Household
Beadle
The Cross of Westminster and Lights
borne by Andy Mackinder
The Reverend Ralph Godsall
Acting Minor Canon
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO
Minor Canon and Precentor
The Reverend Robert Latham
Minor Canon and Sacrist
Paul Baumann CBE
Receiver General
Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE
High Bailiff
Canons’ Verger
The Venerable Tricia Hillas
Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey
Canon Theologian and Almoner
The Right Reverend Anthony Ball
Canon Rector
The Reverend David Stanton
Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer
Dean’s Verger
Martin Castledine RVM
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE
Dean of Westminster
Primatial Cross of Canterbury
borne by The Reverend Tosin Oladipo, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan
The Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern
Chaplain Extraordinary to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Heralds of Arms
Professor Anne Curry
Arundel Herald Extraordinary
Thomas Lloyd OBE
Wales Herald Extraordinary
David Rankin-Hunt CVO MBE KCN TD
Norfolk Herald Extraordinary
John Robinson
Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
John Allen-Petrie OBE
Windsor Herald
The Honourable Christopher Fletcher-Vane
Chester Herald
Peter O’Donoghue
York Herald
Clive Cheesman
Richmond Herald
Paul Whybrew CVO RVM
Sergeant at Arms
Richard Thompson LVO
Sergeant at Arms
The Queen’s Ring
borne by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Chartres GCVO
The Queen’s Rod
borne by the Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws KC
The Queen’s Sceptre
borne by General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen
The Queen’s Crown
borne by the Duke of Wellington OBE
St Edward’s Staff
borne by the Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB
The Sceptre with Cross
borne by the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE CVO, High Steward of Westminster
The Ring
borne by Brigadier Andrew Jackson CBE, Keeper of the Jewel House
The Armills
borne by the Right Honourable the Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBE
The Jewelled Sword of Offering
borne by Petty Officer Amy Taylor
The Sword of Temporal Justice
borne by General the Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE
Curtana, The Sword of Mercy
borne by Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach GBE KCB
The Sword of Spiritual Justice
borne by General the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO
Robert Noel
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Dr Joseph Morrow CVO CBE KC
Lord Lyon King of Arms
Timothy Duke
Clarenceux King of Arms
Alderman Nicholas Lyons
Lord Mayor of the City of London
The Earl of Courtown
Captain, The King’s Body Guard of The Yeoman of the Guard
The Earl of Dalhousie GCVO
Deputy Captain General, The King’s Body Guard for Scotland
The Right Honourable the Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain, His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen at Arms
The Lord Carrington
Lord Great Chamberlain
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
Deputy to the Great Steward of Scotland
The Earl of Erroll
Lord High Constable of Scotland
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC RN
Lord High Constable of England
The Orb
borne by Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM DBE
The Most Reverend Dr Hosam Naoum
Archbishop in Jerusalem, bearing the Holy Bible
The Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE CD
Bishop of Dover, bearing the Paten
The Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani
Bishop of Chelmsford, bearing the Chalice
The Right Reverend Richard Jackson
Bishop of Hereford, Bishop Assistant
Freddy Parker Bowles
Page of Honour
Arthur Elliot Jackson
Page of Honour
Annabel Elliot
The Queen’s Companion
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
The Right Reverend Graham Usher
Bishop of Norwich, Bishop Assistant
Louis Lopes
Page of Honour
Gus Lopes
Page of Honour
The Marchioness of Lansdowne
The Queen’s Companion
Major Oliver Plunket
The Groom of the Robes
The Right Reverend Dr Michael Beasley
Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop Assistant
Nicholas Barclay
Page of Honour
The Lord Oliver Cholmondeley
Page of Honour
HIS MAJESTY THE KING
The Right Reverend Paul Butler
Bishop of Durham, Bishop Assistant
Ralph Tollemache
Page of Honour
Prince George of Wales
Page of Honour
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson
The Groom of the Robes
Princess Charlotte of Wales
Prince Louis of Wales
The Princess of Wales
The Prince of Wales
The Lord de Mauley TD
Master of the Horse
The Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM
Lord Steward
The Right Honourable the Lord Parker of Minsmere GCVO KCB
Lord Chamberlain
The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young KCVO
Joint Principal Private Secretary to The King
Sophie Densham LVO
Private Secretary to The Queen
The Right Honourable Sir Clive Alderton KCVO
Principal Private Secretary to The King and The Queen
Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt KCVO CB OBE
Master of the Household
Sir Michael Stevens KCVO
Keeper of the Privy Purse
Tim Knox
Director of the Royal Collection
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon
Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain’s Office