LONDON: Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday (May 6) in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain. St Edward's Crown - a solid gold, sacred symbol of the monarch's authority used only once in their reign - will be placed
LONDON: Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain.
King Charles and his wife Camilla, who will be crowned queen, will return to Buckingham Palace in the rarely used horse-drawn Gold State Coach past huge crowds, before watching a ceremonial fly-past from the balcony. Well-wishers gather along the path that Britain's King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will travel during the procession marking their coronation along the main streets of London, Britain, May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
He has also sought to make the 2,300-strong congregation more reflective of British society, inviting ordinary members of the public to sit alongside heads of state and global royalty. Raindrops sit on a tent with a crown and Union Jacks as royal fans spent the night camping along the King's Coronation route at The Mall in central London, Friday, May 5, 2023. The Coronation of King Charles III will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the coronation as"a proud expression of our history, culture and traditions".
Overseas, Charles' time as the hereditary monarch and head of state of 14 Commonwealth countries looks increasingly fragile.
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