08 May 2023
People across the country and the Commonwealth were invited to celebrate the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla over a weekend of special events on 6–8 May 2023.
Britain’s King Charles III was officially crowned on Saturday 6th of May 2023 in a magnificent and deeply religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
The coronation — a symbolic coming together of the monarchy, church and state — was attended by dignitaries from around the world, and thousands of people gathered in London to take in all the pageantry. It was Britain’s first coronation in 70 years.
After the two-hour ceremony, Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla — who was also crowned — traveled back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, which has been used in every coronation since 1831. Upon arrival, the king and queen later appeared on the palace’s iconic balcony. They were joined by fellow senior working members of the royal family, including Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince Edward, and Duchess Sophie. Their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis of Wales, as well as James, Earl of Wessex, and Lady Louise—plus the pages of honor and Camilla’s ladies-in-attendance also attended.
On Sunday 7th of May 2023, thousands of events took place across the country as part of the “Coronation Big Lunch,” while Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That headlined the “Coronation Concert” at Windsor Castle in the evening.
Charles instantly became King in September 2022 when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
