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Ketsuda Phoutinane

How to watch the King's Coronation on TV and online - guide to watching live

The eyes of the world will be turned to Westminster Abbey as King Charles is officially crowned the monarch on Saturday.

The King's Coronation will see tradition and pageantry play out in splendour to 2,200 guests including the royal family, foreign royals and heads of state from around the world. Although Queen Elizabeth's Coronation was the first to be broadcast on TV, millions will be tuning in on the internet - a world away from 1953.

The spectacle will be broadcast to millions on TV and online - here's how to watch.

Where and how to watch the King's Coronation

Most major broadcasters will have rolling coverage of the King's Coronation (Getty Images)

The Coronation is the formal investiture of the monarch in a grand event that will be beamed across the globe.

In the UK, coverage will begin bright and early on most major channels. Viewers can tune in from the comfort of home from 7:30am on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

ITV's rolling coverage will begin at 8:30am as Tom Bradby, an anchor who is close to Prince Harry, and Julie Etchingham front the broadcast.

Sky will be showing the Coronation from 7am to 3pm on Sky channel 501 and Sky Showcase channel 106.

However, Channel 4 won't be broadcasting the day, but instead has announced an "alternative" schedule with episodes of the King of Queens, Frasier, and Gogglebox. The second part of Prince Andrew - The Problem Prince, a documentary into the infamous Emily Maitlis interview, will air on Monday, May 8 at 9pm.

How to stream the King's Coronation

Digital viewers can watch on the BBC's live forecast on BBC.co.uk. Sky News will have a stream on their YouTube channel on the day.

The schedule of the Coronation

Before the ceremony starts at 11am, guests will begin to arrive between 9.30am and 10.45am. At 10:20am, the King and Queen Consort's grand procession will set off from Buckingham Palace, arriving at Westminster Abbey at 10.53am.

The ceremony is scheduled to be two hours long and will end with another procession and Buckingham Palace balcony flyover.

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