The King’s coronation will be a chance to “showcase the very best of the United Kingdom”, ministers have promised. The plans were considered as Rishi Sunak chaired the final Cabinet meeting of 2022.
Despite the current walkout by some NHS nurses and looming ambulance strikes in England and Wales on Wednesday, planning for the ceremony in May was one of the main items on the Cabinet agenda. Downing Street said the Prime Minister described the coronation as a “unique moment for the country”.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden told ministers it would be a “moment of constitutional significance which will allow us to showcase the very best of the United Kingdom”, No 10 said. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Buckingham Palace was taking the lead on what is a “significant planning event”.
