Buckingham Palace has revealed new details on plans for the coronation of King Charles III.
A balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace, a concert featuring global stars and a day of volunteering will all form part of celebrations for the King Charles III’s coronation.
The coronation which is expected to take place from Saturday May 6 to Monday May 8, 2023 will be conducted by the archbishop of Canterbury.
According to the palace it will be “a solemn religious service, as well as an occasion for celebration and pageantry.”
The service will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.”
At the palace, Charles and Camilla will be joined by family members on the balcony to conclude the day’s ceremony.
However, the palace has not said exactly which family members will appear in the coronation procession or on the balcony.
Meanwhile, people are invited to gather for a “coronation big lunch” on Sunday, overseen and organised by the Big Lunch team at the Eden Project which the queen consort Camilla has been patron of since 2013.
The palace said thousands of events are expected to take place in streets, gardens and parks in every corner of the UK.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said tens of thousands of people are expected to visit London to experience the coronation.
Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan said the coronation is “a huge milestone in the history of the UK and Commonwealth.
She added that the weekend of events will bring people together to celebrate “the mixture of tradition and modernity, culture and community that makes the UK country great.