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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Fionnula Hainey

How the King's Coronation will be different to Queen Elizabeth II's in 1953

King Charles will make history when he becomes the oldest monarch to be crowned at his coronation ceremony on May 6. It will be a big moment for the United Kingdom, marking the first coronation of a monarch since Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953 - 70 years ago.

Charles and his wife Camilla will be crowned in a service led by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, in front of around 2,000 invited guests.

With seven decades between the coronation of Charles and his mother, this will be the first time the majority of the population will get to see a monarch crowned - and a lot has changed since 1953.

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