Friday 05 / July / 2024
King Charles III and his wife Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey
Foreign leaders, dignitaries and other royal families will attend
Crowds have already gathered along the procession route
It's Britain's first coronation in nearly 70 years and the first of a king since 1937
The ceremonies and celebrations for King Charles III's coronation have been planned down to every last detail.
Viewing areas along the parade route will open in the early morning, although some already staked out their spots overnight.
The coronation itself will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11:00 BST (10:00 UTC), including customs ranging back over 1,000 years — but with some modern twists.
Following the ceremonies, the newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will process back to Buckingham Palace with a golden coach. Other royals will join the parade along with 4,000 members of the British armed forces.
Days before the coronation of King Charles III, some South Africans called on the United Kingdom to return diamonds set in the crown jewels.
The world's largest clear-cut diamond was unearthed in 1905 and donated by the colonial government in South Africa to King Edward VII for his 66th birthday. It was cut up into several pieces, the largest of which is in the scepter the king will hold on Saturday's coronation.
