The coronation ceremony is underway at Westminster Abbey, where King Charles III pledged to protect ‘all faiths’, a new addition to the ceremony and to the coronation oath. Follow our live updates here:
King Charles III was crowned king of the United Kingdom, as the archbishop of Canterbury placed the solid-gold crown on his head in Westminster Abbey. Cheers of “God save the king!” rang out in one of the most symbolic moments of the coronation, the country’s first in 70 years.
After a two-hour service, the king and queen will join other royals and 7,000 troops in a procession from the abbey to Buckingham Palace. At 2:30 p.m. local/9:30 a.m. Eastern: The royals are expected to wave from the palace balcony to close out the main events of the day.Prince Charles became King Charles III the moment his mother took her last breath in September. But Saturday’s coronation is the big event.
After a two-hour service, the king and queen will join other royals and 7,000 troops in a procession from the abbey to Buckingham Palace. At 2:30 p.m. local/9:30 a.m. Eastern: The royals are expected to wave from the palace balcony to close out the main events of the day.
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