The event will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, and will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the statement released on Tuesday said.
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The ceremony will take place eight months after the death of Elizabeth II. The coronation of King Charles III, 73, will take place on May 6, 2023, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday, October 11. The event will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, and will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the British monarchy said in a statement.
The one who has prepared for seven decades to become king will be crowned alongside his wife, Queen Consort Camilla. “The coronation will reflect the role of the monarch today and look to the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and ceremonial.”says Buckingham.
The details of the ceremony will be communicated later. It retains a similar structure “for more than a thousand years”recalls the press release. “Over the past 900 years”it was held at Westminster Abbey and “since 1066 the office service has almost always been headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury”. The ruler is “anointed, blessed and consecrated” by the Archbishop.
After 70 years of reign, Elizabeth II died of old age in her Scottish castle of Balmoral on September 8. Ten days of national mourning followed and tens of thousands of people lined up to pay their respects before his coffin first in Edinburgh, then in London, in Westminster. Some 2,000 people, including heads of state and members of royal families, attended his state funeral in Westminster Abbey on September 19.