LONDON – Charles will probably be topped king on Saturday in a centuries-old ceremony that includes a show of pageantry and army processions.
Below is a take a look at the important thing timings in the course of the coronation.
0630 GMT: Doors of London’s Westminster Abbey open to the congregation. Music begins an hour and a half later.
0810-0845 GMT: Military personnel will line the ceremonial route in central London.
0830-0855 GMT: Heads of state and abroad authorities representatives arrive on the abbey.
0920 GMT: The king’s procession begins. Charles and Camilla will probably be escorted by cavalry divisions and musicians on the path to Westminster Abbey. They will move alongside The Mall, a grand avenue outdoors the palace, which will probably be lined by crowds.
0925 GMT: Members of overseas royal households arrive on the abbey.
0935-0945 GMT: Members of the British royal household arrive.
0953 GMT: The king’s procession arrives and the bells of the abbey are rung.
1000 GMT: The two-hour coronation ceremony begins.
1100 GMT: Charles will probably be topped by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. A fanfare will sound and gun salutes will probably be fired on the Tower of London and throughout the capital, the nation, in Gibraltar, Bermuda and on ships at sea.
1200 GMT: The Coronation Procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace begins, with Charles and Camilla travelling within the Gold State Coach.
Prince William, Charles’ son and inheritor, alongside together with his spouse Kate and their three kids, will journey within the first carriage behind Charles. Other working members of the royal household will comply with behind.
1245 GMT: The Coronation Procession reaches Buckingham Palace. Charles and Camilla will proceed to the backyard for the Royal Salute from members of the armed forces earlier than becoming a member of different members of the royal household on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
1330 GMT: There will probably be a flypast of recent and historic army plane after which the royals will collect for a casual household lunch.
—Reuters
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