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Jennifer Newton

King Charles' big day to clash with important celebration for youngest grandson Archie

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2022, many people will be turning their attention to filling their diaries for 2023.

And for King Charles, there is already one huge important date in his 2023 schedule that's set to be the biggest royal occasion in this country in decades.

On Saturday, May 6, his coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey, where he will be crowned alongside his wife Queen Consort Camilla.

It's likely that all members of the royal family, world leaders, state dignitaries and other religious figures will be invited to the event amid great tradition, pomp and pageantry.

King Charles, whose coronation takes place on May 6, 2023 (Getty Images)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with their children Archie and Lilibet (alexilubomirski/Instagram)

However, that date is also a key date for Charles' youngest grandson Archie - the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

That's because on that same day next year, it will be his fourth birthday.

Earlier this year, Buckingham Palace said the date was chosen in consultation with the Government, the Church of England and the Royal Household, but no further details have been given on why it was picked.

Archie, pictured as a baby, will turn four on the day of the coronation (Getty Images)

It comes following a period of rocky relations between Harry and his father the King since he and wife Meghan quit as working royals almost three years ago and moved to California.

Harry told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey he felt "really let down" by Charles, claimed he had stopped taking his calls in the run-up to the Megxit crisis and said there was a "lot of hurt".

He later lambasted Charles' skills as a father, criticising him for expecting his sons to endure the pressures of royal life, and suggesting his parenting left him with "genetic pain and suffering".

Camilla is also set to be crowned alongside Charles (Getty Images)

There has also been much discussion about Archie's title, with Meghan claiming he was wrongfully denied being made Prince, even though he couldn't technically get that title until the Queen died.

Charles’ accession to the throne means Archie and his one-year-old sister Lilibet, are technically a prince and princess.

But it has not been confirmed yet by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex or Buckingham Palace if the youngsters will use these titles in the future.

Meanwhile, during the coronation ceremony, Charles will be anointed with holy oil, receive the orb, coronation ring and sceptre, be crowned with the majestic St Edward’s Crown and be blessed during the historic ceremony.

Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil and crowned, just like the Queen Mother was when she was crowned Queen in 1937.

Although the Palace said the ceremony would "reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future", it also added that it would be "rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry".

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