Coronation of Charles III and Camilla
The King and Queen waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation service
Date6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)
LocationWestminster Abbey
Participants
  • King Charles III
  • Queen Camilla
  • Great Officers of State
  • Bishops of the Church of England
  • Selected members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth
  • Heralds of the College of Arms and the Lyon Court
  • Selected Peers of the Realm
  • Faith representatives

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms was held on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey. In the conoration ceremony, the Archibishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby took St. Edward's Crown from the alter and placed it reverently upon the head of Charles III. Charles became the king on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II.

Charles III became king immediately upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, on Thursday 8 September 2022. He was proclaimed king by the Accession Council of the United Kingdom on Saturday 10 September,[1] which was followed by proclamations in other Commonwealth realms.[2] As his Camilla as queen consort.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Rhoden-Paul, Andre; Heald, Claire (10 September 2022). "Charles praises Queen's reign as he is formally confirmed as king". BBC News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Ratcliffe, Rebecca; McClure, Tess; Badshash, Nadeem; Taylor, Harry; Zeldin-O'Neill, Sophie (11 September 2022). "Proclamations read out in Commonwealth countries – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Pepinster, Catherine (2022). "Chapter 9: Vivat! Vivat! Vivat Rex! the next coronation". Defenders of the Faith: Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will see Christianity take centre stage. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1399800068. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Mahler, Kevin (14 February 2022). "Ghosts? Here's the true tale of things that go bump in the night". The Times. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022. the codename for the coronation planning: 'Operation Golden Orb'
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