Plans to give Brits an extra Bank Holiday in 2023

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.

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.

Celebrating a milestone. After getting engaged earlier this month, Clare Crawley got honest about the ups and downs that led her to her fiancé, Ryan Dawkins.

Mark Wahlberg has left Hollywood behind and moved out of the state to put his family first. Wahlberg, 51, revealed on Tuesday’s "The Talk" that he and his wife moved their four children to Nevada to give them a "better life." During the episode, Wahlberg discussed how he balances his career while also being a present father and husband.

Ten Five Hospitality gave one of Hollywood’s most historic neighborhoods a makeover and now the Vinyl District has become one of the most popular hotspots in the City of Angels.

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.

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.

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.

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 be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced.The deeply religious affair will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. 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”.

Meghan Markle surprised King Charles with an unusual four-word response to his kind wedding day gesture, a new book claims. The former Suits actress tied the knot with Charles' youngest son Prince Harry in 2014 in a fairytale Windsor wedding.

Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown” claims that the Duke of Sussex, 38, would carry out “loyalty tests” on his employees and was “obsessed” with the press.Low appeared on “Good Morning Britain” recently and noted how Harry’s feelings were “brewing for a long time — before Meghan.”“Harry had this obsession with the media. He was so very unhappy,” Low said on the chat show.In his book, the author penned how Harry would often use the phrase “the palace syndrome.” He described it as Harry not being able to “fight the battles he wants, because [he] has been institutionalized.

Read more: Bianca Gascoigne pregnant with brother Regan playing key role in Hollywood style announcement The Mirror reports that Bianca's younger brother, Dancing on Ice 2022 winner Regan Gascoigne was on hand to snap the parents-to-be - as they recreated the movie poster for the Hollywood smash-hit and posed in bed together surrounded by junk food, pizza, baby toys and pregnancy guidebooks. And over the weekend, mum to be Bianca and her boyfriend followed up with an over the top gender reveal - inclusive of a huge marquee, freshly made pizzas and a firework display for all to enjoy. Dubbed 'Glittertot', the mini-festival which was held in the garden of the pair's Essex home saw guests entertained by live DJs, 360 camera balloon displays, and neon lights - while the pair revealed they are expecting to welcome a baby girl in February 2023.

Suede have added new dates to their 2023 UK headline tour – find all the details below.The band are due to hit the road next March in support of their ninth studio album ‘Autofiction’, which came out on September 16.Today (October 4), Suede have announced extra performances in Bristol, Manchester and Leeds for 2023.The additional dates are as follows: O2 Academy Bristol (March 28), Manchester’s Albert Hall (29) and O2 Academy Leeds (30).Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (October 7) – you’ll be able to purchase yours from here.

Following the announcement of huge cuts to the BBC World Service, with many staff being asked to relocate overseas, journalists have said plans to move the Vietnamese service to Thailand will pose dangers to press freedom. 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be in conversation to try and edit their Netflix docuseries in order to delay its release. Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41 are filming a $100million series about their lives with Netflix and it was previously thought to be scheduled for a December release, following The Crown series five going live on November 9.

Great British Bake Off's bread week was left in chaos as two budding baking hopefuls were forced to pull out of filming. Both Rebs and Abdul will not take part in this week's challenge due to "feeling under the weather", meaning they are still guaranteed a place in the show next week, despite neither winning 'Star Baker' so far in this year's series.