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The Coronation of King Carlos III is getting closer and this Sunday, the Buckingham Palace revealed more details of the celebrations taking place across the UK. The festivities to receive their new monarch will last three days and it will be an opportunity for people to share in a historic occasion with community events.
According to the official agenda, released by the spokesmen for British royalty, the coronation of Carlos III will be the first in the UK since 1953when her mother Queen isabel IIwas invested with the highest title after the death of her father, King George V. The ceremony will take place the first weekend of May at the westminster abbey.
The wife of Carlos III, Camila Parker BowlesThe 75-year-old will also be crowned queen consort of the United Kingdom and the fourteen other kingdoms that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Calendar of activities: this will be the coronation of King Carlos III
Saturday May 6
On Saturday May 6th, the big event will begin with the ‘Procession of the King’, in which the monarch and Queen Camilla will tour the streets of London, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Once there, a “religious and solemn” service will be held, made official by the Archbishop of Canterbury in which both will be crowned King and Queen Consort of England.
After the coronation, the royal couple will return to Buckingham Palace on the ‘Coronation Procession’, which will be more ceremonial and solemn than the first. That day, the official acts will conclude with the greeting of Carlos III and Camilla on the balcony of the Palace, where they will also be joined by other members of the Windsor dynasty whose names have not yet been confirmed.
Sunday May 7
The day after the coronation, a coronation concert special in the gardens of Windsor Castle, broadcast live by the chain BBCwhich will feature the participation of “world music icons and contemporary stars”.
One of the most anticipated performances of the night will be ‘The Coronation Choir,’ a choir made up of refugees, people with hearing disabilities, activists from the LGBT+ community and health personnel from the country.
To close the night, there will be a light show entitled ‘Light up the nation’, in various parts of the country will be illuminated in honor of King Carlos III with emblematic colors, projectors, lasers and drones. Citizens will also be invited to participate in the Grand Coronation Luncheona national food that aims to strengthen the ties of the inhabitants of the same neighborhood.
Monday May 8
Finally, the celebrations will culminate on Monday, May 8 with the event ‘The Big Help Out’which is an initiative to publicize the volunteer work carried out by charitable societies, such as The Scouts, and encourage people to join them.
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