Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla set for 6th May 2023
The ceremony, dating back over 1,000 years, will see Their Majesties crowned with a public holiday already declared in Britain
So now there will be **three bank holiday Mondays in the month of May: the 1st, 8th and 29th after a new day off was added by Rishi Sunak to mark the first Coronation of a Monarch since 1953 👇 https://t.co/9RjrWTrYH7 https://t.co/rXUMVMAf4T
— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) November 6, 2022
So another bank holiday off for those of you living in Britain... I expect other Commonwealth realm countries will also declare national holidays.
The Coronation involves the King, sitting in the St Edward's Throne, being crowned with the St Edward's Crown..... after which it is removed and replaced with the Imperial State Crown. The Queen will also be crowned in a shorter and simpler ceremony, expected to use the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother which was first used in the 1937 Coronation - although there are other multiple consort crowns that she could also use. Following the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, Their Majesties will then take the Gold State Coach down the mall to Buckingham Palace and will appear on the balcony for the crowds.
It will be a pretty spectacular event, the only comparable event in terms of developed countries I can think of is the Enthronement of the Japanese Emperor.
I'll post any updates relating to the Coronation as they come in.
