There will be no Joe Biden, but more than 100 other heads of state have accepted invitations to the king’s coronation, with the 2,300-strong guest list also including UK parliamentarians, celebrities and a large number of community and charity representatives.
The US president, who is unable to attend, will be represented by the first lady, Jill Biden,and she will be joined by the French president, Emmanuel Macron. The presidents of Germany and Italy, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Sergio Mattarella, whose roles are largely ceremonial, will attend rather than their heads of government Olaf Scholz and Giorgia Meloni.
