Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon's joint Coronation

 

 On this day ~ 24th June 1509 
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 Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon's joint Coronation

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 The Coronation of Henry VIII and his wife Katharine of Aragon, took place at Westminster Abbey on 24th June 1509.
Henry had ascended the throne two months earlier, following the death of his father King Henry VII on 21st April.
Katharine and Henry married two weeks later on 11th June.

 The ceremony was presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Warham, and organized by Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry's grandmother.

A splendid affair, the coronation of the new king and queen was met with great festivities across the country, and the people had high hopes for the young King's reign.

 London was luxuriously furnished in anticipation of the coronation.
Houses and shops were decorated with tapestries, some even with cloth of gold.

The crowds were so large that railing had to be put up on the streets, to prevent the people from interfering with the procession.

 Crowds cheered when the King finally made his appearance, riding a horse adorned with gold damask and ermine.
Above him was a golden canopy carried by the Barons of the Cinque ports.

Henry himself wore "robes of crimson velvet trimmed with ermine over a gold jacket covered with a breathtaking array of sparkling diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls.
Around his neck was a collar of huge violet-rose 'ballas rubies' from north Afghanistan.

 Queen Katharine's procession followed Henry's.
The litter she sat in was supported by two white horses adorned with white cloth of gold.

The queen was decked out in embroidered white satin, and wore her hair down, with a coronet sparkling with many rich jewels.

 During the service, the ecstatic crowd of people began to tear off bits of the scarlet runner the King had walked on as a souvenir.
When Henry and Katharine finally left the Abbey, they proceeded to Westminster Hall, to the cheers of the people.

At Westminster Hall, the royal couple enjoyed their coronation banquet, and festivities continued for days, as England celebrated the coronation of their new King and Queen.

The Tudor Intruders (and more)
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 Source ~ coronation_henry_viii_wiki
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 The Coronation of Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon.
Ruairi O'Connor and Charlotte Hope as Henry & Katharine in 'The Spanish Princess'