Singer Katy Perry is photographed after the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) (Kirsty Wigglesworth, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
LONDON – King Charles III and Queen Camilla had over 2,800 guests that included members of the royal family, nobility, judges, and dignitaries.
Aside from Katy Perry, there were a few celebrities. The list included Bear Grylls, Stella McCartney, Joanna Lumley, Rowan Atkinson, Nick Cave, Sam Kerr, Lionel Richie, Edward Enninful, Ant McPartlin, and Declan Donnelly.
Katy Perry at Westminster Abbey during the coronation of King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Gareth Cattermole/Pool Photo via AP) (2023 Getty Images)Former prime minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, and Alois, Hereditary Prince, arrive to attend Britain's King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla's coronation ceremony, at Westminster Abbey, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Former prime minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)Spain's Prince Felipe and Queen Letizia arrive ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Trudeau arrive ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey, central London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jacob King/PA via AP)Pippa and James Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)Spain's Prince Felipe and Queen Letizia arrive ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)US First Lady Jill Biden, top, arrives with her grand daughter Finnegan to attend Britain's King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla's coronation ceremony, at Westminster Abbey, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)US First Lady Jill Biden and her granddaughter Finnegan arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)US First Lady Jill Biden, and her granddaughter Finnegan arrive at Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)US First Lady Jill Biden, and her granddaughter Finnegan arrive at Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)US First Lady Jill Biden, and her granddaughter Finnegan arrive at Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)US First Lady Jill Biden arrives at Westminster Abbey prior to the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jacob King/PA via AP)British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty await the arrival of Britain's King Charles III and, Camilla, the Queen Consort, at Westminster Abbey for the coronation ceremony, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)A guest arrives at Westminster Abbey prior to the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave walks near Westminster Abbey on the day of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation ceremony, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Emma Thompson arrives ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) (PA)Emma Thompson and husband Greg Wise arrive ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP) (PA)
Next heir to the throne and his family
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, arrive at the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)Britain's Prince William touches St Edward's Crown on King Charles III's head during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Yui Mok, Pool via AP) (PA)Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh, from left, Princess Charlotte, Kate Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, Prince William and Prince George, right, greet the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)People use their mobile phones as Britain's Prince William returns from the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince Willian arrive at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Peter Tarry/Pool Photo via AP) (2023 Getty Images)Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales make their way along the Mall following the Coronation ceremony Saturday, May 6, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms took place at Westminster Abbey. (Charles McQuillan/pool photo via AP) (2023 Getty Images)Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte, arrive for the Coronation of King Charles III, in London, Saturday, May 6 2023. King Charles III and Camila the Queen Consort, members of the Royal family and VIP's gathered at Westminster Abbey for the Coronation service. (Dan Charity/pool photo via AP) (Dan Charity / Commissioned by the Sun)Prince Louis, Page of Honour Prince George and Princess Charlotte of Wales depart the Coronation service of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Richard Heathcote, Pool via AP) (2023 Getty Images)Princess Charlotte departs Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Prince Andrew leave Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)sBritain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi leave Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex looks on as Britain's King Charles III leaves Westminster Abbey after coronation in central London Saturday, May 6, 2023. The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. (Ben Stansall/POOL photo via AP) (AFP or Licensors)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Prince Andrew leave Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Harry arrives to attend Britain's King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla's coronation ceremony, at Westminster Abbey, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrives to attend Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville, Pool via AP)Britain's Prince Andrew and Princess Eugenie arrive ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Britain's Princess Anne arrives at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Peter Tarry/Pool Photo via AP) (2023 Getty Images)Left to right 3rd and 4th row, Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, Peter Phillips, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Zara Tindall, Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Mike Tindall and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, left to right 2nd row, the Earl of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Royal Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, 1st row, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Yui Mok, Pool via AP) (PA)
More highlights of the coronation
The British monarchy entered a new age on Saturday.
For the first time in the history of the empire, people from around the globe were able to watch the intricacies of a royal coronation from their cellphones.
A young girl holds onto a lamp post to gain view ahead of the procession of King Charles III to Westminster Abbey for his coronation in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Scott Garfitt) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Cameras in London followed King Charles III’severy moveafter heleft Buckingham Palace for a procession to Westminster Abbey on a rainy morning.
At 73, he ascended in September when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at 96 — after her unprecedented seven decades on the throne. The 40th sovereign to be enthroned in the abbey turned 74 in November.
Royal fan Ben Weller reacts as he watches the Britain's King Charles III coronation ceremony on a screen in Hyde park, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Members of the royal family and supporters from around the world — including U.S. First Lady Jill Biden — waited at Westminster Abbey for their arrival.
Once at the abbey’s altar, a boy approached the king, who then repeated a vow in front of his more than 2,000 guests: “I come not to be served, but to serve.”
Well-wishers line the route of the King's Procession, a two-kilometer (1.2-mile) stretch from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Sebastien Bozon/Pool Photo via AP)
During the ceremony, which included bejeweled relics and symbolism that goes back centuries, there was a new commitment to inclusiveness.
A Black gospel choir performed a newly composed “Alleluia.” Women, including Rev. Rose Josephine Hudson-Wilkin who was born in Jamaica, served as clergy. The king promised to serve with “justice and mercy,” and later after the sound of trumpets, the crowd followed the rousing cheer of “God Save the King!”
The procession is on the way to Buckingham Palace after coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
At the abbey, before and after the ceremony, the queen walked in and walked out behind the king and the clergy, as part of an unlikely journey to the throne.
Once the ritual was completed, the king and queen emerged from the abbey to the sound of the bells that have historically announced when a king or queen has been crowned.
Royal fans watch the Britain's King Charles III coronation ceremony on a screen in Hyde park, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Amid high security, members of the military, who had practiced for months, marched during the biggest parade in London since 1953.
The royal family traveled down a path that was surrounded by witnesses who had traveled far and wide — some of whom had camped out for days — with a resolve to witness the parade even if it rained.
Coldstream Guards marching ahead of the Coronation of Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP) (2023 Getty Images)
The reign of King Charles IIII comes amid the Russian war in Ukraine, friction with China, rising inflation, an energy crisis, and the consequences of Brexit.
Yet to be announced on Saturday was the exact public cost of a ceremony of a symbolic head of state that represents the continuity of British royal tradition — but without the executive or political power.
People sit on tribunes in the rain next to Buckingham Palace prior to the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
The expense comes amid the United Kingdom’s weakening support of the monarchy as an institution that has evolved to operate as an independent charity.
It’s a rising feeling that Prince Harry, 38, known as a royal rebel, has come to embody.
A girl wearing a crown waves a Union Jack flag before the start of Britain's King Charles III coronation ceremony on The Mall, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
TUMULTUOUS LOVE STORY
Camilla Parker Bowles’s journey to the crown was messy.
Camilla Shand met Prince Charles as a single woman. She wed Andrew Parker Bowles on July 4, 1973, and attended the then prince’s wedding to Lady Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
FILE - In this July 29, 1981 file photo, Britain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, Princess Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after their wedding. Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, that moment has finally arrived. Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became king on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo, File) (AP1981)
She divorced Andrew in 1995, as the public learned that she and Prince Charles had a long-time affair that had pained the Princess of Wales.
FILE - Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana and their sons, Princes William, right, and Harry begin a cycle ride, June 1, 1989, around the island of Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles. The world watched as Prince William grew from a towheaded schoolboy to a dashing air-sea rescue pilot to a father of three. But as he turns 40 on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, William is making the biggest change yet: assuming an increasingly central role in the royal family as he prepares for his eventual accession to the throne. (AP Photo, File) (1989 AP)
After more than 11 years of marriage and two sons, the prince and the princess got divorced on Aug. 28, 1996.
Princess Diana died on Aug. 31, 1997, in Paris, after a car crash. Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were 12 and 15 years old.
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 1997 file photo, from left, Britain's Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles walk outside Westminster Abbey during the funeral procession for Diana, Princess of Wales. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died, it was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history. (AP Photo/Jeff J. Mitchell, Pool, File) (AP1997)
Prince Charles’s second wedding was on April 9, 2005, at Windsor Guildhall. His second wife then became the Duchess of Cornwall.
It was Queen Elizabeth II’s wish that Camilla become queen consort.
FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave the Guildhall, Windsor, Saturday, April 9, 2005, following their civil wedding ceremony. The couple will later have their wedding blessed at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel. In the background can be seen The Duchess' son Tom Parker-Bowles. left, and daughter Laura Parker-Bowles, and Prince Charles' sons Prince Harry, second right, and Prince William. King Charles III will hope to keep a lid on those tensions when his royally blended family joins as many as 2,800 guests for the new kings coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. (Peter Tarry, Pool via AP, File) (AP2005)
On Saturday, she watched her husband go from heir to monarch. She wore an ivory silk gown by British fashion designer Bruce Oldfield that was embroidered in gold and silver. She also wore Queen Victoria’s earrings and necklace with 25 large diamonds
At the conclusion of the ceremony, she left the abbey wearing Queen Mary’s crown — except it didn’t have the Kohinoor diamond, which has a murky past that critics have come to associate with a colonial legacy of looting.
The coronation guide
Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are on the way to the coronation ceremony in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
PROCESSION TO THE ABBEY
The monarchs rode the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which has modern comforts, from the palace to Westminster Abbey.
Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, ride in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach past the Palace of Westminster on the way to their coronation ceremony, in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
ANGLICAN SERVICE
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will preside over the solemn service. For the first time, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh leaders will take part in the coronation. Read more >
The oath was modified to add that the Church of England “will seek to foster an environment where people of all faiths and beliefs may live freely.”
The ceremony included anointment oil from the Mount of Olives in the Holy Land.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, centre right, attends the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's King Charles III during the coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Yui Mok, Pool via AP) (PA)
While placing both hands on an Authorized King James Bible, the king said, “I Charles do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of God profess, testify, and declare that I am a faithful Protestant” and will “secure the Protestant succession to the throne.”
THE CROWNS
The king’s 2 crowns
Britain's King Charles III is crowned with St Edward's Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
St. Edward’s Crown: The solid gold crown weighs 4.6 pounds. It’s a replica of the original 1649 crown.
King Charles III sits as he is crowned with St Edward's Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) (WPA Rota)
It features four rubies, 11 emeralds, 17 sapphires, 2,868 diamonds, tourmalines, amethysts, aquamarines, zircons, garnet, spinel topazes, and peridot.
Britain's King Charles III wears St Edward's Crown during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday May 6, 2023. (Yui Mok, Pool via AP) (PA)
It has a cross, decorated by crisscrossed arches, and a purple velvet cap. It was made for the 1661 coronation. King Charles III will never wear it again in public.
Imperial State Crown
Britain's King Charles III receives a royal salute from members of the military in the gardens of Buckingham Place, following the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/Pool via AP) (WPA ROTA)
The king wore a much lighter crown to return to the palace that features the Cullinan II, a 317.4 carats gem.
Britain's King Charles III departs Westminster Abbey after his coronation ceremony in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Her crown: The queen wore Queen Mary’s silver and gold crown without the Koh-i-Noor diamond that came from a mine in India thousands of years ago.
After Persian ruler Nader Shah stole it during his 1739 invasion, historians believe it returned to India in 1813 after Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh recovered it from the Afghan Durrani dynasty.
Britain's King Charles III, left, and Queen Camilla depart Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
The historical record includes a document that Singh’s 10-year-old descendant Duleep Singh signed in 1849 to give away the diamond to the British.
There is also a record of Queen Victoria wearing it as a brooch and displaying it publicly in 1851 and of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother having it placed on the crown in 1937. The claims on the diamond have ranged from the Taliban in Afghanistan to Pakistan and India.
MONARCH’S RELICS
The Sovereign Orb: A cross mounted on a globe decorated with emeralds, rubies, sapphires, rose-cut diamonds, and pearls symbolizes the Christian world.
FILE - The Ampulla and Coronation Spoon (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
The Spoon: The Archbishop of Canterbury poured the holy oil from Jerusalem into the 10.5-inch relic before anointing the king.
The Chair: The 6 feet 9 inches tall oak chair encloses the Stone of Scone, a slab of sandstone from Scotland.
FILE - The Coronation Chair i(Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP, file) (WPA Rota)
MUSIC
During the service: The program for the king’s coronation ceremony included both older music and new compositions. Read more >
PROCESSION TO THE PALACE
The king and queen rode back to the palace in the Gold State Coach, which was built out of wood in 1762 under the reign of King George III.
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla are on the way back to Buckingham Palace after his coronation ceremony in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
PALACE BALCONY
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and other members of the royal family made a public appearance in front of a cheering crowd.
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Prince George, his parents, and his siblings stood by the king and queen. Prince Harry was absent.
FLYOVER
Royal Air Force jets fly over the Admiralty Arch after the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Pool) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Five formations of military helicopters flew over despite the rain.
The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, followed with a short display of a trail of blue, white, and red smoke.
SECURITY
Metropolitan Police officers march along the route of the 'King's Procession', in central London, Saturday May 6, 2023, ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III. (Adrian Dennis, Pool via AP) (AFP or licensors)
More than 9,000 police officers are expected to patrol London on coronation day, along with 2,500 law specialist members of law enforcement, including marine police. Read more >
Spectators and anti-royal protesters gather ahead of the coronation of Britain's King Charles III in London Saturday, May 6, 2023. Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool via AP)
PROTEST: Authorities expect more than 1,500 protesters to meet at Trafalgar Square. Read more >
A protestor holds up a placard reading "Not My King" in Trafalgar Square close to where Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in central London Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Sebastien Bozon/Pool Photo via AP)
Anti-monarchy organizations reported on social media that some of their members had been arrested during protests in London.
Police move in to crowd to detain 'Just Stop Oil' protestors before the King's Procession in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Ian McIlgorm/Mail on Sunday via AP, Pool) (Ian McIlgorm/MailonSunday/Royal Rota)
THE BIG HELP OUT
The three-day coronation weekend, which started on Saturday, includes a national Coronation Big Lunch and other celebrations on Sunday and volunteering on Monday.
Windsor Castle will host a concert on Sunday night that only the local BBC will be airing. There will also be different light shows and displays across the country.
On Monday, the royal family is encouraging The Big Help Out, a day of volunteering and small community events.
Complete coverage
Standard bearers and members of the military in Parliament Square, ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) (WPA Rota)
Members of the armed forces stand in formation on the lawn outside Buckingham Palace after the coronation of Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Royal fans spend the night along the King's Coronation route at The Mall in central London, Friday, May 5, 2023. The Coronation of King Charles III will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Reports before coronation
May 5
Britain's King Charles III greets wellwishers outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Friday, May 5, 2023 a day before his coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. (James Manning/PA via AP) (PA)
Britain's Prince William pulls the first pint of Kingmaker, a new brew celebrating the coronation of King Charles III, as he and the Princess of Wales visit the Dog & Duck pub in London, Thursday, May 4, 2023, to hear how it's preparing for the coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Consort at the weekend. (Jamie Lorriman/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's King Charles III receives the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday May 3, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP) (WPA Rota)
The Stone of Destiny is seen during a welcome ceremony ahead of the coronation of Britain's King Charles III, in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (Susannah Ireland/Pool Photo via AP) (AFP or Licensors)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort visit Brick Lane in east London, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023, to meet with charities and businesses. King Charles III will be crowned Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the pageantry Britain can muster. (Eddie Mulholland/Pool via AP, File)
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, Sunday Sept. 18, 2022. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP) (WPA Rota)
FILE - King Charles III speaks during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Sept. 10, 2022, where he is formally proclaimed monarch. Charles automatically ascended to the throne when Elizabeth died Sept. 8 and he was officially proclaimed Britains monarch two days later in an ascension ceremony broadcast for the first time on television. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File) (PA)
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