Buckingham Palace has revealed an official emoji to celebrate the upcoming coronation of King Charles and the Queen Consort, Camilla.
The colourful cartoon motif depicts the 17th century jewelled solid gold St Edward’s Crown with purple velvet cap – the regalia which will be used to crown the King on May 6.
It is the first emoji created for a British coronation, with the last crowning – Elizabeth II’s – taking place 70 years ago, before the invention of social media, mobile phones and even the internet.
The Palace said the image marking the weekend of coronation festivities will appear on Twitter from April 10 when the hashtags #Coronation, #CoronationConcert, #CoronationWeekend and #CoronationBigLunch are used.
The royal family’s Platinum Jubilee emoji was a crown-wearing corgi called PJ.
The cartoon image of the cheerful dog – the late Queen’s favourite breed – appeared on the monarchy’s official Twitter account, with the message: “Meet PJ the corgi, our Jubilee emoji!”
Sporting a crown of purple and platinum – the colours of the Jubilee – PJ, with his tongue sticking out, appeared automatically on Twitter when users included Jubilee hashtags.
While the coronation will draw a-listers from across the world for the celebration, it’s still yet to be seen whether Charles’ youngest son, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, will be in attendance.
Although a spokesperson for the US-based couple previously confirmed that they had received an official invitation, experts and the public alike are still divided on whether the Sussex' will make an appearance at all.
Relations between Prince Harry, his brother, Prince William, and the up-and-coming King have only grown more strained in recent months, as seen in March when Harry and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage.
Last week, a source told the Mail Online that Harry and Meghan are yet to RSVP for the star-studded event despite earlier issuing their demands that included an appearance on the balcony and having security provided for them.
"Everything is still up in the air and there's only a month to go. All people have been told is that 'it should hopefully be resolved soon,” they said. "But in the meantime the teams are trying to finalise plans for 2,000 guests, many of whom are international heads of state and VIPs. It's a headache."
Similarly, an insider told The Times that the royal couple is gearing up to RSVP after US President Joe Biden confirmed his own attendance.
"I hear they are going to confirm their plans soon, particularly now that Biden has,” they said.
"There have been lengthy discussions between the Sussexes and the palace,” someone else told Page Six. "There is a time crunch on this, of course. It is such a historical event and it's hoped that Harry and Meghan will be there."
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