It's been a matter of weeks since King Charles III became Britain's new monarch - and next summer he will be officially crowned during his coronation.
15.10.2022 - 15:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The UK has an average of eight public holidays a year. This year has been an exception, with Bank Holidays added to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as well as her funeral last month.
With King Charles III's Coronation date being announced as May 6, it remains to be seen whether there will be a Bank Holiday to mark the occasion. In 1953, when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, June 2 was named 'Coronation Day' and a Bank Holiday was declared, our colleagues over at Hull Live report.
The Palace has yet to announce whether there will be a Bank Holiday for the King's Coronation. The next Bank Holiday will be on Monday, December 26 - Boxing Day. That's because the Bank Holiday for Christmas Day, which falls on a Sunday this year, is moving to Tuesday, December 27.
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The first Bank Holiday in 2023 will be on Monday January 2 - a substitute day for New Year's Day, which also falls on a Sunday. There will then be no Bank Holiday until Good Friday, which falls on April 7.
Here is a full list of all the confirmed bank holidays for the remainder of 2022 and 2023:
Substitute days mark holidays that fall on the weekend, meaning the bank holiday skips forward to the next working day. Meanwhile, spring and summer bank holidays move dates each year depending on when the relevant Mondays fall in the calendar.
The first Bank Holiday was held in 1871, when Sir John Lubbock, a banker, added four days to the two common law holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day) that were already observed. The new holidays were Easter Monday, Whit Monday (later to be changed to the Spring Bank Holiday), the first Monday in August (now moved to the end of the month) and
It's been a matter of weeks since King Charles III became Britain's new monarch - and next summer he will be officially crowned during his coronation.
Royal fans have noticed something familiar about King Charles III’s upcoming coronation date.
crowned sovereign of the United Kingdom, King Charles III will finally get his day in the sun.Following her death last month, Charles, 73, became the new monarch and his own coronation is set for May 6, 2023.The date is also the day that his grandson Archie — the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — will turn 4 years old. Queen Elizabeth was ordained as ruler on June 2, 1953, and her coronation was full of pomp and circumstance.However, Charles’ ceremony is reportedly set to be a scaled back and more modernized celebration.“The king has stripped back a lot of the coronation in recognition that the world has changed in the past 70 years,” a source recently divulged to the Mirror.The three-hour service at Westminster Abbey will be pared down to just 60 minutes.As for guests who earned a coveted spot on the invite list, the amount has been chopped down from 8,000 to 2,000.It is expected that peers will wear formal coronation robes, however, the need for the uniform choices may be modified.Operation Golden Orb, which is the code name for the planning of the coronation, was first speculated to be held on June 3.
The King's coronation will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Making it official. King Charles III immediately assumed his rightful place as sovereign upon Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96 in September, and his coronation date has finally been set.
at His Majesty's coronation in May. Kinda puts your couples massage to shame, huh?"The Ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside The Queen Consort," Buckingham Palace said in a statement, per .
The coronation of King Charles III is set in stone.
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many Royal fans are wondering: when is King Charles III’s coronation?
King Charles III ascended the British royal throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last month, his official coronation date has just been set. The coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London, England, and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. According to the press release from Buckingham Palace, the coronation «will reflect the monarch's role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry.» A source close to King Charles III tells ET that the coronation ceremony “will be shorter and simpler than 1953 but absolutely still on a scale and spectacle befitting of sovereignty, history and tradition."ET previously reported that the official event is being coordinated by the Duke of Norfolk, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, and will be a shorter ceremony than previous coronations. It will also «reflect the cultural diversity of the nation,» the source said. Charles' eldest son, Prince William, who is the next in line to the throne, will play a significant role in the ceremony. The news, which was first reported by the UK’s, will reflect the new king's wishes for a more modern ceremony and his desires for a slimmed down monarchy.
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace has announced.
her death. Fans, however, have been heartened by the new king’s hire, with an insider telling the Sun on Thursday, “His mother adored having her piper. It’s a lovely tradition.
Buckingham Palace has responded to reports that the date of King Charles ' coronation has been confirmed. It has been suggested that Charles will be crowned on June 3 next year in a touching tribute to the Queen, according to Bloomberg.
King Charles III’s heir — he’s also now his landlord.The 40-year-old Prince of Wales will be earning about $785,800 in rent from his father, thanks to a home he’s inherited in Cornwall that has long been one of the new monarch’s favorite places to stay, The Sun reported. Wills got the property, which is part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s $387 million portfolio, when the 73-year-old Charles ascended to the throne upon the Sept.