• The monarch is preparing to don a military uniform for the coronation in May.
• He will likely wear ermine fur and don both the Imperial State Crown and St Edward’s Crown.
• Palace aides say he won’t wear silk breeches and stockings as it would look dated.

King Charles has decided not to wear the customary silk breeches and stockings to his coronation because people have complained that they look dated.

It appears as though the monarch is willing to do without the attire that is steeped in centuries of tradition, even though he is thought to be keen on pomp and ceremony to promote the UK for when he is crowned.

Instead, he is getting ready to put on a military uniform for the coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.

However, he will still likely wear ermine fur and don both the Imperial State Crown and the St. Edward’s Crown at various times during the ceremony.

There are rumours that the guest list will be reduced from the 8,000 people who packed the church for the late Queen’s 1953 coronation to just 2,000.

Charles, 74, was prepared to don the silk breeches and stockings that his grandfather George Vl, great-grandfather George V, and Edward Vll before them were all photographed donning during their coronations.

However, it’s been said that Palace aides have said that because it would look dated, it wouldn’t be the right look.

A Sun source said: “Though some of the more long-winded elements of the coronation will be moved aside or modernised, the King was happy to wear the breeches and stockings. But in discussion with senior aides they are saying he should not wear them, so will arrive in a military uniform instead.

“It is largely to do with modernizing the coronation and stripping away the stuffiness. They think having a 74-year-old King arriving in stockings and breeches in 2023 looks too dated. They are probably right.”