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  • The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023

    Tuesday, 11th October 2022

    Buckingham Palace has announced that His Majesty The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

    Coronations Coronation news

  • Buckingham Palace announces music for the Coronation

    Saturday, 18th February 2023

    Buckingham Palace has announced details of the music which will be performed at the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May.

    Music

  • Coronation Chair prepared for historic role

    Wednesday, 1st March 2023

    Coronation Chair prepared for historic role: The Coronation Chair, one of the most precious and famous pieces of furniture in the world, which has been the centrepiece of coronations for over 700.

  • Coronation Club for children launched

    Friday, 3rd March 2023

    Designed to be used in schools, youth groups and at home with families, the Coronation club will bring viewers behind the scenes at the Abbey,

    Learning

  • Abbey to close in late April for Coronation preparations

    Monday, 6th March 2023

    Westminster Abbey will be closed to visitors and worshippers from Tuesday 25th April and will re-open on Monday 8th May.

  • Special Coronation events announced

    Friday, 24th March 2023

    Barefoot tours of the Cosmati pavement headline special Coronation events: Visitors to Westminster Abbey this summer will be invited to walk in their socks on the Cosmati pavement, one of Britain’s greatest.

    Events

  • Coronation Theatre on display from 8th-13th May

    Monday, 3rd April 2023

    Following the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort, visitors will be welcomed to the Abbey to see the Coronation Theatre.

  • Coronation exhibition opens in the Chapter House

    Thursday, 6th April 2023

    A new exhibition opens which explores the thousand-year history of coronations at Westminster Abbey and reveals the key elements in this ancient royal ceremony.

  • The Duke of Edinburgh meets faith leaders at Coronation Big Lunch event

    Tuesday, 18th April 2023

    HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited Westminster Abbey and joined a Coronation Big Lunch event bringing faiths together in friendship.

  • Stone of Destiny welcomed to the Abbey

    Saturday, 29th April 2023

    A service to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey was held on Saturday 29th April.

    Coronation

  • Abbey releases music for the Coronation Vivats 

    Sunday, 30th April 2023

    Westminster Abbey has today released the words and music of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen on Saturday 6th May.

  • Buckingham Palace publishes Order of Service for the Coronation of The King and Queen

    Saturday, 6th May 2023

    Buckingham Palace has published the Order of Service for the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen, which will be held in Westminster Abbey at 11:00am today, Saturday 6th May.

  • Their Majesties The King and Queen crowned at the Abbey

    Saturday, 6th May 2023

    The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May 2023.

  • Queen’s bouquet rests on Grave of the Unknown Warrior 

    Sunday, 7th May 2023

    The Queen’s Coronation bouquet has been laid at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Her Majesty’s request.

    Grave of the Unknown Warrior

  • Anointing Screen on display at the Abbey

    Sunday, 7th May 2023

    The central anointing screen used at the most sacred moment of the Coronation, the anointing of His Majesty The King, will be on display in Westminster Abbey in St George’s Chapel from Monday 8th May – Saturday 13th May, when the Coronation Theatre will also be on view.

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