Incredible way the Queen broke her rule of a lifetime to secure Queen Camilla’s future

Millions of us are looking forward to a spectacular historic event with the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. But for some royal fans, it will be the second time they’ve seen a coronation. Sharing their stories and photos of Queen Elizabeth II’s crowning on 2 June 1953, they recall the parties, pomp and circumstance of the day, from the fancy frocks to the people in picnic chairs on The Mall in London.

With just days to go until the Coronation, three new photographs of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla have been released. The new portraits show the couple, who will next Saturday be officially crowned, posing in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace. The photos were taken by Hugo Burnard, who also took the Royal couple's wedding pictures back in 2005.

When Camilla, Britain’s queen consort, is crowned alongside her husband next week, the moment will mark the culmination of a remarkable – and painstakingly slow – transformation over five decades of a figure once reviled as the other woman and considered a huge liability to the British monarchy.

The Royal Family aren’t the only ones who have been busy in the lead up to the King’s Coronation, where the UK, and the rest of the world will see King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort crowned in an official ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Marks & Spencer’s, who are responsible for the iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake have also been prepping for the big day, and have even launched a one-off version of the sweet treat for the 6th May event. Just two days ago, the major food retailers shared a social media post introducing King Colin the Caterpillar.

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla 's Coronation is just days away, taking place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May . Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles ascended the throne alongside his wife, along with a number of other notable title changes across the royal family. Prince William took on the title of Prince of Wales, a title his father held before him, making him now first in line to the throne.

Queen Camilla has invited her ex-husband Andrew Parker-Bowles - who's also had a romance with Princess Anne - to the Coronation on 6 May. Camilla, 75, and Andrew, 83, were married from 1972 to 1995, spanning a total of 22 years, and they share two children, Tom Parker-Bowles and Laura Lopes, as well as three grandchildren together. Despite being divorced, the pair are thought to still share a cordial bond, and Andrew and King Charles both know each other too.

Queen Camilla’s son has her back.

On Saturday, 6 May 2023, King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will be finally crowned at Westminster Abbey. "The ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside The Queen Consort.The Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.The ceremony will be followed by a glitzy Coronation concert on Sunday 7 May at Windsor Castle.

Camilla Parker Bowles is the latest Royal to be left squirming in the spotlight of King Charles' Coronation dramas, as people across the nation have expressed their disdain at her new title as Queen ahead of the historic event on May 6.

Sarah Ferguson will not be attending King Charles‘ historic coronation next month. However, she doesn’t have any hard feelings.

Prince Harry's security will be assessed on a “case-by-case basis” amid a “huge policing operation" for King Charles’ Coronation. Policing minister Chris Philp said he hopes the high profile crowning of the King and the Queen Consort Camilla in just over three weeks’ time will be similar in success to the “fantastic” handling of the late Queen’s funeral.

The eve of the King’s Coronation will be marked by a glittering Buckingham Palace reception attended by foreign royalty. Princess Beatrix, the former queen of the Netherlands, has confirmed her attendance at the event, expected to be hosted by Charles, alongside her granddaughter and heir to the Dutch throne Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle worked as a team to decide how they would handle King Charles III‘s coronation.

As Brits up and down the country prepare to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III next month, the official maker of UK coins The Royal Mint have revealed a range of commemorative coins to mark the momentous event.

It was revealed earlier this year that the Queen Consort will be crowned alongside King Charles on May 6 at Westminster Abbey with Queen Mary's Crown, rather than have another Crown made from scratch.The palace said the decision had been made “in the interests of sustainability and efficiency.” The last time a consort's crown was reused was in the 18th century, when Queen Caroline, consort of King George II, wore Mary of Modena’s (wife of King James II's) crown. Even though the artefact is being re-used, there are two key ways that it is being altered to reflect Camilla's own personality - one of which pays a special tribute to the late Queen.

Ahead of the upcoming Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May, all eyes are on the Royal family. From Queen Camilla who will be breaking tradition by asking her grandchildren to hold the canopy over her as she is anointed with holy oil to Prince George’s key Pages of Honour role, The Princess of Wales has also been the centre of attention recently, most notably after Royal Expert Tessa Dunlop compared her to Queen Mary.

Buckingham Palace recently revealed the official invitation that will be sent out to over 2,000 guests for King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation.The King will be crowned alongside The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6 and then return to the Palace inn a procession which will last several miles to wave to the crowds. Designed by heraldic artist Andrew Jamieson, the invitation has been cleverly created to incorporate several nods to the new reign, links to the UK, while also recognising His Majesty's five decade long interest in environmental sustainability.The original artwork was printed on recycled card, hand-painted in watercolour and gouache and decorated with gold foil detailing.

More details about King Charles III’s highly-anticipated coronation have been revealed!

King Charles' coronation will take place next month, with preparations underway for the historic occasion.

The official invitations for King Charles III‘s coronation have been released, and they feature a little hint at what the Queen Consort Camilla‘s title will be come May 6.