King Charles III is expected to be crowned on June 3 next year in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, according to reports.
Unnamed officials reportedly briefed Bloomberg the coronation would be next June - most likely the third. However, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said any reports on a date is "purely speculation".
If the coronation does fall on this date, it will be almost 70 years to the day after his late mother was crowned. The event will form the centrepiece of days of celebration to mark the official beginning of King Charles III's reign.
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By June next year the king will be 74, making him the oldest person to be crowned in British history. As the coronation will be state event, it means the UK will see an additional bank holiday added to its 2023 calendar.
It has been widely reported that the new king will have a "slimmed down" coronation, compared to that of his mother, amid the cost of living crisis.
Britain has not celebrated a coronation for 69 years, when Elizabeth II became Queen. King George VI died on February 6, 1952, Elizabeth's coronation at Westminster Abbey did not take place for another 17 months, with her being anointed Queen on June 2, 1953.
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