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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ellie Kemp

King Charles III coronation - date, will it be a bank holiday and everything we know so far

It's been a matter of weeks since King Charles III became Britain's new monarch - and next summer he will be officially crowned during his coronation.

Taking place at Westminster Abbey, the ceremony is an occasion for pageantry and celebration, steeped in religion and thousand-year-old traditions. Charles' coronation will be Britain's first in 70 years.

His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was just 25 years old when she was crowned at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 2 June, 1953. When his coronation takes place next year, King Charles will be 74, making him the oldest person to be crowned in British history.

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