On May 6, 2023, Charles will be crowned King of England at Westwinster Abbey in London. Queen Elizabeth II having taken the oath in the same religious establishment, in June 1953, the husband of Camilla Parker Bowles will go down in the history of the country almost 70 years to the day after his mother. Big difference between the two, Elizabeth II was 25 when she became queen while Charles is now 74 years old.
To celebrate this event as it should be, Charles, who should already be called “Charles III”, invited more than 2000 people including Emmanuel Macron. And if the coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6, the festivities will take place throughout the weekend.
Enough to encourage the most curious to go to London during the weekend of May 6. We can see that reservations for plane and train tickets, as well as hotels, have indeed exploded in recent weeks. The online travel agency eDreams has thus taken an in-depth look at the different nationalities wishing to attend this historic event.
First observation: a 43% increase in reservations over the period from the first weekend of May in 2023 (4 to 7) compared to last year (5 to 8 May 2022).
Top 3 nationalities who have booked and are traveling to England over the weekend of May 4-7
The love story between France and England seems indestructible. The French will be the most numerous foreigners in England for this event: 59% of French reservations are for a duration of 3 days during the coronation weekend (from May 4 to 7).
Here are the top three nationalities in the visitor rankings
– French (18%)
– Germans (17%)
– Spaniards (15%)
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Elizabeth Sall