Salutes of arms will ring out across the land to mark the moment the king is crowned.
London:
Around 5,000 members of the British Armed Forces will take part in the coronation of King Charles next month, joined by soldiers from more than 30 Commonwealth countries to form one of the largest ceremonial military operations in decades.
Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6 in a ceremony resplendent with pomp and pageantry, with traditions dating back 1,000 years.
Salutes of arms will ring out across the country to mark the moment the king is crowned, before military personnel later perform a flypast of more than 60 aircraft.
“From the procession on The Mall, to the flypast over London, with gun salutes at sea and across the country, this will be a spectacular and fitting tribute,” the Defense Secretary said on Sunday. Ben Wallace in a statement.
The coronation comes less than eight months after huge crowds took to the streets of London to watch the grand processions and ceremonies that marked the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, who died after 70 years on the throne.
The palace has slowly released details of her son Charles’ coronation, which is expected to differ somewhat from that of Elizabeth in 1953, notably in its scale, partly reflecting the modern era and the cost-of-living crisis.
Buckingham Palace said Charles was also involved in the commissioning process and details of the musical programme, with film composer Patrick Doyle writing a coronation march and Andrew Lloyd Webber a coronation anthem.
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