The Coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023.
The following statement has been released by the Royal Family on their website
royal.uk:
"The Coronation Ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside The Queen Consort.
The Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry."
On the morning of 6th May, Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla will travel in procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. They will travel in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach which was made to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday but following delays in the build, was used to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. The carriage will be drawn by six Windsor Grey horses.
The Coronation service will begin at 11 am at Westminster Abbey. It is thought the service may last two to three hours.
After the service, their Majesties will return to Buckingham Palace, this time travelling in the Gold State Coach. The Gold State Coach was built in 1762, adding to the sense of tradition and ceremony of the day.
The procession will arrive at Buckingham Palace in the afternoon where Their Majesties will receive a salute from the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Armed Forces in the Buckingham Palace Gardens, and appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony to expected crowds below. There will then be a ceremonial flypast.
The Coronation is expected to be watched across the globe
If you're not lucky enough to be in London for the weekend, the Coronation will be screened live on the BBC.
Whether you're planning to watch or not, the service is set to be history in the making, packed with symbolic pageantry. It will involve customs dating back more than 1,000 years.
Aside from the ceremonial events, the Coronation also comes with an extra bank holiday on Monday 8th May. Let us know how you plan to spend yours in the comments below.
We hope whatever your plans are, you have a wonderful weekend.
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