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 deeply religious affair will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace announced. It will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of the Queen.
Guest lists have yet to be confirmed for the spectacle, including whether or not Harry and Meghan will be invited or be able to travel from California to attend. The date was also the wedding anniversary of the late Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, while the King’s grandfather George VI held his coronation in the month of May.
It is expected to be more inclusive of multi-faith Britain than past coronations but will be an Anglican service. Guest numbers will be reduced from 8,000 to around 2,000, with peers expected to wear suits and dresses instead of ceremonial robes, and a number of rituals, such as the presentation of gold ingots, axed.Coronations have not traditionally been held on a weekend, with the late Queen’s taking place on a Tuesday.
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