ROYAL FAMILY
Coronation rehearsals underway in London
Rehearsals for King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday have begun in London.
London has seen is buzzing with anticipation of Saturday’s celebration of King Charles III’s coronation.
The streets of London have seen a crowd of people making their way to refine their roles for the procession, giving spectators a hint of what’s to come on Saturday.
What will the Coronation look like?
The U.K.’s armed forces were seen in Central London in full dress ahead of the King’s coronation.
The final show will consist of 6,000 people from the U.K. and Commonwealth countries participating in an ode to the new King.
Meanwhile, military personnel will be marching both on foot and on horseback, as they accompany the two different coaches carrying the King and Queen consort to and from Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach, a new fixture in royal coaches, commissioned in 2012, will first take King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla from Buckingham Palace down the mall.
The coach will then pass through a number of landmarks, including the Centre Gate and the Admiralty Arch, going down Parliament Street and arriving at the Abbey. The coach will be drawn by six Windsor Grey horses, which were spotted during rehearsals.
The coronation will then take place at 11:00 a.m. U.K. time, and is set to finish at roughly 1:00 p.m.
At that time, the King and Queen consort, newly crowned, will make their way back to Buckingham Palace in their second coach for the day, the Gold State Coach.
This coach will be drawn by eight horses and is the same coach that has been used at every coronation since 1831 when King William IV was crowned.
The Royal Family participates in the rehearsals
On Wednesday morning, the royal family also completed their share of rehearsals, going over the procession ceremony itself.
Aside from the King and Queen consort, Princess Anne and her nephew Prince William, his wife Kate Middleton and their children were all present along with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.