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Manchester Evening News
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Russell Myers

King Charles will hand Princess Anne starring role in Coronation as thanks for her loyalty

The King has handed Princess Anne a starring role for his coronation in honour of her years of unwavering loyalty. She will feature in the procession as the prestigious 'Gold-Stick-in-Waiting', a position historically handed to a person entrusted with the personal safety of the sovereign, the Mirror reports.

Anne will travel on horseback behind the new King and Queen after they are crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6. As Charles and Camilla ride in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace, Anne, as a 'personal aide-de-camp' to His Majesty, will lead the larger procession featuring 6,000 armed services personnel.

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