Nottinghamshire is preparing to usher in a new era for the Royal Family as its residents join people around the globe in marking the Coronation of King Charles III. It is less than a year since the pomp and pageantry of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, when people across Nottinghamshire embraced the sprit of that historical first by hosting dozens of parties and events.
Just months later saw the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the period of national mourning that followed. Nottinghamshire then was often a scene of sombreness as people paid their respects to the late monarch and tried to grow accustomed to life without her.
It is in the context of two such major events having taken place so recently that millions in the UK will come together today to mark a third. The man at the centre of today's events has been known to all as Prince Charles, but a service at Westminster Abbey will officially see him crowned King Charles III.
