DISCUSS
Ask members to share their royalty memorabilia and any stories they have attached with it.
- Where were you during royal weddings/funerals/coronations?
- Do you have any memories of any other royal events? Were you involved in any way?
- Have you met any royalty? What happened? What were your impressions of them?
Watch the clip of Queen Elizabeth II talking about the Imperial state crown.
The Queen’s advice on wearing a crown by BBC News (1:28)
- What do you think is the best and worst thing about being an earthly king or queen and why?
- What do you think is the most important responsibility of wearing the crown?
QUIZ
Do a quiz based on kings and queens.
Adapt this online quiz about Kings and Queens of England to suit your group.
- Bible kings and queens quiz
Print and play this multiple-choice quiz in groups, pairs or individuals. Provide Bibles to look up, if you wish to make this a search style of quiz.
GAME
Play a game of Knock the crown off. Give each player a paper crown and a pool noodle or something similar to use as a ‘sword’. Everyone places the crown on their own head securely. The idea is that once the leader shouts ‘go’, all members aim to knock off each other’s crowns while still trying to keep hold of their own crown. The winner is the last person with their crown remaining on their head.
Please be safety aware – especially of eyes and glasses.
RECIPES
Coronation chicken
The coronation chicken recipe was created to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. Since then we have had the jubilee chicken (2002), the platinum pudding (2022) and the coronation quiche (2023). What do members think the next recipe will be?
Make some coronation chicken sandwiches together and share them around.
Decorate
Decorate some ‘royal baby’ cupcakes using homemade or readymade cupcakes.
Decorating tips from wearetateandlylesugars.com
Thought
When babies are born into royal families, they are not aware of the duties, expectations and obligations they might have to take on in later life. Spend time, while decorating, to reflect on the role and responsibilities baby Jesus was born into. How is Jesus’ kingship different from what we normally expect from a king?
Please be aware of allergies.
CRAFT
Make a royal sceptre from woojr.com. You may wish to paint the foam balls in advance as they take time to dry.
Thought
There are many symbols of royal power, like sceptres, crowns and orbs. But Jesus needed none of these. How do we recognise his kingship today?
GAMES
Have fun playing some games with a royal theme.
Pin the crown
Find out who can stick the crown closest to the king’s head. Enlarge and print the Pin the crown sheet or purchase one eg from ebay.co.uk.
Who am I?
Give each member a sticky note with the name of a member of royalty – it can be current, historical or biblical. Stick the note on their forehead so they can’t see who they have. Each member takes it in turns to ask a question that needs a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, to identify who is written on their sticky note. The winner is the person who identifies their person first. Eg:
Current: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Anne, Prince George
Historical: King Henry VIII, Mary Queen of Scots, King George VI, Queen Cleopatra, Queen Marie-Antoinette, Queen Victoria
Biblical: King David, King Solomon, Queen Esther, King Herod, Pharoah
