King Charles s coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6, 2023. King Charles III will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort.
nick witchell reports. it will be 70 years since the nation last witnessed the coronation of a british monarch. that was in 1953, and the monarch travelling in the gold coronation coach was of course the late queen elizabeth. once again, for the coronation of king charles iii, there will be a procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey. no route has so far been disclosed, but common sense suggests that it will be down the mall to trafalgar square and then via whitehall to the abbey. there will be a second, larger procession after the service, which will take the newly crowned king and queen consort back to the palace, where they will appear on the palace balcony, the first such appearance since last year s platinum jubilee of the late queen. no details of the coronation service have been given.
british monarch, that was in 1953. monica, travelling in the gold coronation coach, was of course the late queen elizabeth. 0nce coronation coach, was of course the late queen elizabeth. once again, for the coronation of king charles iii, there will be a procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey. no route has so far been disclosed, common sense suggests it will be down the mall to zhivago square and then via vital to the abbey. there will be a second, larger procession after the service which will take the newly crowned king and queen consort back to the palace where they will appear on the palace balcony. the first such appearance since last year s platinum jubilee of the late queen. no details of the coronation service have been given, they are still under review. 0n have been given, they are still under review. on sunday the 7th of may there will be the coronation big lunch, an opportunity for communities to organise their own street parties. then that evening, at winds
beauty, kindness and peace. on those beautiful words, olivia, thank you so much forjust giving such a lovely description of what the lunar new year means to you and to your community. the tradition of giving in those red envelopes full of money and newness. olivia boland, chairwoman of the suffolk chinese family association, and happy lunar new year to you and your family. youtube, happy new year. thank you, thank you. what s more, of course, on our website. lots more. buckingham palace has announced some of the events to celebrate the king s coronation in may, spanning the weekend and extra bank holiday. they ll include a procession to and from westminster abbey, lunch parties across the uk and a concert at windor castle that ll be shown on the bbc. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. trumpet fanfare it will be 70 years since the nation last witnessed the coronation of a british monarch. that was in 1953, and the monarch travelling in the gold coronation coach was,