Why Prince Charles Should Be Crowned King At Scone, According To Royal Historian

Prince Charles will be King one day and his coronation may take place in Scone due to a poignant reason.

Royal historian Euan Macpherson said that Prince Charles should recognize his family’s Scottish heritage by choosing Scone Palace in Perthshire for his coronation.

Macpherson even went as far as writing a letter to the Buckingham Palace to explain why Prince Charles should be crowned in Scone and not at Westminster.

“I humbly suggest that it would be most appropriate and in keeping with your family’s respect for Scottish history and tradition if the future King Charles III chose to be crowned at Scone. Scone is an older, more sacred, site than Westminster. English monarchs have been crowned at Westminster since 1066 when William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day, but Kings of Scots were crowned at Scone as far back as 843 AD… At the very least, we can say Scone pre-dates Westminster as a royal and sacred site by at least 200 years,” he said.

Meanwhile, royal expert Marlene Koenig told Town & Country that the moment Queen Elizabeth II dies, Prince Charles will automatically be known as King. However, his coronation won’t immediately take place.

“After the Royal Family is informed [of the Queen's death], the prime minister and the government are told of the sovereign's death. Parliament will go into session to meet... and begin the process of affirming allegiances,” she said.

According to Koenig, a special counsel will gather at St. James Palace in Westminster to handle Prince Charles’ accession to the throne. The new King’s coronation will most likely take place after a period of mourning post-the Queen’s death.

Her Majesty’s coronation, for instance, took place on June 2, 1953, which was over a year after she ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952. She succeeded her father, King George V immediately after his death on the same day.