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Lara Smit

Sam Kerr named flag-bearer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have key role in King Charles III's coronation

Sam Kerr has excelled as a member of the Matildas and Chelsea football club.  (AAP: Darren Pateman)

Matildas star Sam Kerr has been announced as Australia's flag-bearer for the coronation of King Charles III, leading a contingent of Australian representatives as part of the pageantry surrounding next week's ceremony.

One of the world's greatest women's football players, Kerr will hold the nation's flag while leading a group of Australians down Westminster Abbey, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley, a statement from Mr Albanese's office said on Friday. 

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