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King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?

The coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023

The Independent UK

St Edward’s Crown to be resized for King Charles III’s coronation

The monarch’s coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May

The Independent UK

Coronations – real and imagined – on the screen: the outrageously disrespectful, the controversial and the tasteful

Information about King Charles III’s coronation is coming out bit by bit from who will do what to the choice of music and the coronation emoji design.

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Plates, mugs and teapots - inside pottery factory making souvenirs for King Charles' Coronation

Ahead of the celebrations, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, known as The Potteries, is a hive of ceramic activity - and one of the busiest epicentres is Emma Bridgewater

Daily Mirror

Will Charles wear his ping-pong-ball crown? A shocking history of royal headwear bling

When Charles was crowned Prince of Wales, he didn’t know he was wearing a table tennis ball on his head. What can the world expect on Saturday? We examine the strange and often blood-drenched world of crown design

The Guardian - UK

St Edward’s Crown to be resized for King Charles III’s coronation

The monarch’s coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May

The Independent UK

King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?

The coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023

The Independent UK

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What do the record books tell us about historical coronations?

National Archives house wealth of documents that reveal meticulous planning and extravagances

The Guardian - UK

Picking up a King Charles III coronation commemorative plate? You're buying into a centuries-old tradition

Mugs and plates celebrating the coronations, marriages and deaths of British royalty are not unusual sights in the Australian home. With the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III on May 6, such memorabilia cluttering our cupboards are only likely to increase.

The Conversation

St Edward’s Crown to be resized for King Charles III’s coronation

The monarch’s coronation will take place next spring

The Independent UK

King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?

The coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023

The Independent UK

King Charles: 71 facts about his long road to the throne

Everything you need to know about man who became heir to British throne 71 years ago

The Guardian - UK

King Charles chocolate bust and tomato ‘Kingchup’: the quirkier coronation merchandise

Alongside the commemorative plates and mugs are some more unusual offerings, from royal ‘pawtraits’ to carriage rides

The Guardian - UK

Bristol Coronation events include open-air screenings, street parties, afternoon tea and picnics

We've pulled together all we know so far on what's happening around Bristol to mark the big day

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The Independent UK

King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?

The coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023

The Independent UK

St Edward’s Crown to be resized for King Charles III’s coronation

The monarch’s coronation will take place next spring

The Independent UK

Who’s performing the Coronation ceremony and what happens?

The sacred ceremony will take place on Saturday 6 May at 11am

The Guardian - UK

Anointing screen to be used in King Charles coronation revealed

Tree design includes names of Commonwealth nations, and poles are made from tree from Windsor estate

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Evening Standard

First images released of Al Murray as King Charles II in new West End show

The pub landlord stars alongside Mel Giedroyc and Neil Morrissey in new comic caper The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre

The Independent UK

Bishop ‘honoured’ to take on symbolic role at coronation

The Most Rev Mark Strange is Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

The Week

How the long tradition of coronations has evolved

Ceremonies in which Anglo-Saxon monarchs were anointed with oil were recorded in the seventh and eighth centuries.

The Independent UK

King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?

The coronation will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023

The Independent UK

Historic church is site of the crowning of British monarchs for 1,000 years

Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of Westminster Abbey.

Wales Online

History lover drives around England, Scotland and Wales dressed as King Charles I

Daniel Williams began impersonating King Charles I after his ‘creativity exploded’ when he saw his life-like portrait

Daily Mirror

How to watch King Charles' Coronation in US - and when you'll see Princess Kate

King Charles II and Queen Camilla's crowning at Westminster Abbey on May 6 will be the UK's first Coronation in 70 years. Here's how you can watch the big day if you're in the US

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