Coronation of the British monarch different robes and other garments during the course of the ceremony. In contrast to the history and tradition which surround the regalia, it is customary for most coronation robes to be newly made for each monarch. (The present exceptions are the "supertunica" and "Robe Royal", which both date from the coronation of George IV in 1821). Worn for the first part of the service (and the processions beforehand): Worn over the surcoat for the Anointing: Robes with which the Sovereign is invested (worn thereafter until Communion): Worn for the final part of the service (and the processions which follow): Male
Coronation of the British monarch on Christmas Day, possibly in imitation of the Byzantine emperors, and John's was on Ascension Day. Elizabeth I consulted her astrologer, John Dee, before deciding on an auspicious date. The coronations of Charles II in 1661 and Anne in 1702 were on St George's Day, the feast of the patron saint of England. Under the Hanoverian monarchs in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was deemed appropriate to extend the waiting period to several months, following a period of mourning for the previous monarch and to allow time for preparation of the ceremony. In the case of every monarch