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.
12.10.2022 - 10:43 / ok.co.uk
As King Charles III is set to be crowned on May 6th 2023, people are calling for the country’s usual May 1st bank holiday to be postponed to coincide with the King’s Coronation. The Coronation will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of the Queen.
Following the announcement, the Daily Mail reports a number of MPs have called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8 to give the country a long weekend. Tory former Cabinet minister David Jones told the paper: “To combine the two events would be welcomed by the entire nation.
“It would make a very special memory for all of us.” His comments were echoed by former Labour frontbencher Khalid Mahmood, who said: “We can move the holiday back to the coronation weekend. “We have a unique system with the monarchy and an independent parliament – I would back Britons having a three-day weekend to mark the occasion.” The Palace said the ceremony will be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry” but also “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.
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.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.
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Following the announcement from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday that King Charles III’s coronation at Westminster Abbey will be on May 6 next year, some on social media have been debating if the date could be a slight to his son Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. May 6 also happens to be their son Archie’s birthday. He will turn 4 during the coronation. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had a strained relationship with the rest of the royal family after they decided to step down as senior royals in 2020 and move to California. Charles spoke kindly of the couple in his first speech as king on Sept.
The past 24 hours has fallen witness to thousands of Royal fans calling into question why the newly-announced date for King Charles III's Coronation falls on the birthday of his grandson Archie. It was announced yesterday that the new monarch will be crowned on Saturday 6 May 2023, the same day that the son of the arguably estranged Duke and Duchess of Sussex will turn four.
King Charles III is making a statement with his coronation date!
It was announced on Tuesday (October 11) that King Charles‘ Coronation would take place on May 6, 2023, and immediately, fans noted that it falls on the 4th birthday of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
One month on from King Charles’ accession to the throne following the sad loss of his mother The Queen, thoughts are already moving to the future as the planning for the monarch’s coronation is now in full swing. The historic ceremony will formalise the proceedings and see Charles crowned the King alongside his wife Queen Consort Camilla in a service that is widely expected to be broadcast all around the world.
The announcement of the date for the King’s coronation has sparked calls for a change to the May bank holiday in order to mark the event.
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.
Buckingham Palace has made a big announcement about King Charles.
King Charles's coronation will fall on the same day as the birthday of his grandson, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie. Archie will turn four on Saturday May 6 next year, when the King will be crowned alongside Queen Consort Camilla and amid great pageantry in Westminster Abbey.
The coronation of King Charles III is set in stone.
King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday May 6 next year, Buckingham Palace has announced.