A key Tory Cabinet minister has thrown his weight behind making King Charles’ coronation day a bank holiday.
No date has been confirmed for when that Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey, though it is widely expected to be at the start of June next year. Reports suggest it could be around June 2 - 70 years to the day after his mother was crowned.
Charles ascended to the throne immediately after the Queen died on September 8 but the official coronation takes place months later.