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UK: Historic ceremony marks coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla

King Charles and Queen Camilla have been crowned on a historic day of pageantry, capped by cheering from crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. Thousands packed the Mall despite the rain, after a deeply religious Coronation service at Westminster Abbey and a huge procession through London. The King and Queen waved from the Palace balcony as the RAF Red Arrows painted the sky red, white and blue. The Duke of Sussex had been at the ceremony  in the abbey earlier, sitting two rows back from his brother Prince William - the first time they had been seen together since Harry's sensational memoir, Spare, was released. He left for the US straight afterwards. The King's day began shortly after 10:00 BST, with the procession to Westminster Abbey in the horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Coach, past cheering crowds and an honour guard of 1,000 members of the armed forces. The King leaves Westminster Abbey wearing the Imp...

UK prepares for King Charles coronation at Buckingham Palace today

The first coronation in 70 years is to take place on Saturday morning, with King Charles III and the Queen Consort preparing for their historic carriage ride to Westminster Abbey. Despite forecasts of rain, crowds have already begun to gather on the procession route. There will be a huge security operation in central London, with 100 heads of state set to attend. Protests have been promised by those opposed to the monarchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY6_jre7H7s The Coronation service, which will last almost two hours, will be seen first-hand by 2,300 guests, including Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, who arrived from the United States on Friday on a commercial flight. It will be the first time since the release of Prince Harry's memoir that he will have been seen in public with his brother, Prince William, the Prince of Wales. It is thought Prince Harry may fly back to the US a matter of hours after t...