The first details of King Charles III's planned coronation show the idea of a slimmed down monarchy is about to become a reality.
Operation Golden Orb is underway currently in England as staff plan for the event at Westminster Abbey. No date has yet been set for the first ceremony to crown a monarch since Queen Elizabeth's 1953 event.
The Mail on Sunday claims Charles wants his coronation to set the tone for a stripped back monarchy that reduces pomp and ceremony.
Charles has already hinted he wants a more streamlined operation, with some events being confined only to serving members of the royal family.
It's widely expected he will cut out his disgraced brother Prince Andrew from all future public engagements following his paying Virginia Giuffre to settle her sex assault case against him.
The Mail claims the ceremony itself, which is due to be held next year, will be cut from three hours to just over one hour.
It also states the guest list will go from 8000 people to just 2000 with many missing out on the day itself, which is due to see a more relaxed dress code rather than traditional ceremonial robes.
Ancient and time-consuming rituals - including presenting the monarch with gold ingots - will be axed to save time.
It's also thought Prince William is likely to play an important role in helping to plan the ceremony as he is next in line to the throne.
"The King has stripped back a lot of the Coronation in recognition that the world has changed in the past 70 years," an unnamed source told the UK paper.
It also claimed the ceremony itself would be more diverse to recognise how the Commonwealth has changed, and how the times have changed since 1953, with multiple outfit changes for the King being ditched - unlike his mother's ceremony.
"King Charles is unlikely to do the same and the language will be adapted so as to be understandable to a more modern audience," the source said.
The 1762 Gold State Coach, which was refurbished at great expense for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, will also once again be part of the Coronation procession.
Shortly after the Queen's death, a new photograph of King Charles, Queen consort Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales was released.
It's thought this picture of just four people in total was part of Charles' push to signal a slimmed down monarchy was on the way.
