Xtreme Vogue London Desk: Sarah Marshal
King Charles III travels to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey after his coronation on Saturday, 6 May.
His Majesty and the Queen are travelling in the Gold State Coach in a procession from the church following the historic ceremony.
The royal couple will travel back through central London, passing the same landmarks as they did on Saturday morning when they travelled in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach to the ceremony.
The afternoon’s coronation procession features 4,000 ceremonial troops that will stretch for a mile.
After arriving back at the palace, Charles and Camilla will receive a royal salute from the military in the palace gardens, followed by a balcony moment where the couple will be joined by other members of the royal family to watch a flypast.
Katy Perry, who will perform during Sunday’s Coronation Concert, has made her way to Westminster Abbey alongside Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue.
She’s wearing a lilac-colored ensemble from Vivienne Westwood, the late designer known for galvanizing British fashion through her punk and new-wave-inspired looks, complete with the label’s trademark orb in the form of a necklace. According to the brand, the short sleeved jacket with classic drape and matching tailored skirt was handcrafted in soft leatherette taken from the Vivienne Westwood fabric archives and is finished with a purple silk flower corsage. Perry added matching opera gloves, a Granny Frame purse and Three Row Pearl Bas Relief choker, a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling; adorned with a Petersham ribbon bow. Westwood died at age 81 last December.
Enninful is wearing a bespoke morning suit from Savile Row tailor, Huntsman.
In a recent interview, Perry opened up about her invitation for an overnight stay at a suite in Windsor Castle.
“They said I’m allowed to stay at Windsor Castle, which I’m really excited for,” she said. “I might be posting a lot, because I’m going to be in a castle for real. This is wild,” she told Extra.
She also shared why she decided to perform at the Coronation Concert. “I’m an ambassador to one of his foundations for the British Asian trust, which primarily focuses on ending child trafficking, which is a huge issue of our time that people don’t talk enough about, and it just aligned with all my values,” she said. “[King Charles] asked me to sing and it all aligned.”
