King Charles and the official Coronation emblem.Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images; Buckingham Palace
King Charlesturned to the man who designed the iPhone, iPad and iPod to come up with the symbol for hiscoronation.
Sir Jony Ive, who was a design guru at Apple and has created some of the most iconic consumer goods of modern life, created the newly unveiled emblem that will be used as the main symbol of the King’sMay 6 crowning ceremony.
Ive’s logo — which he says speaks to the “happy optimism of spring” in Britain — represents the four nations of the United Kingdom via the national flowers of each — the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland.
These signify the King’s “love of the natural world,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. In its center, the flowers are also shown forming the shape ofSt. Edward’s Crown, with which Charles will be crowned.
The emblem will adorn the publications at the coronation service at Westminster Abbey and the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle. It will also appear on publicity for the national events, street parties and community gatherings.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla.OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images
The former Chief Design Officer at Apple added, “The emblem speaks to the happy optimism of spring and celebrates the beginning of this new Carolean era for the United Kingdom. The gentle modesty of these natural forms combine to define an emblem that acknowledges both the joyful and profound importance of this occasion.”
Earlier this week, the U.K. government debuted anew websitededicated to the crowning ceremony of King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75. The launch date on Feb. 6 was a poignant choice as it is the Accession Day of the lateQueen Elizabeth IIand marked three months until thecoronationof her eldest son.
King Charles and Queen Camilla at Sandringham recently.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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