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Caroline Darney

See the coronation moment King Charles was officially crowned

King Charles was officially crowned at his coronation early Saturday morning, marking the first such event in 70 years. Charles took over the duties of the position when Queen Elizabeth III passed in September of 2022. In an event filled with pomp, circumstance, bejeweled crowns and very elaborate robes, Charles and his wife, Camilla, were anointed King and Queen Consort of England.

MORE: King Charles’ coronation: Everything you need to know from schedule to guest list

It was a beautiful affair as members of the Royal Family — including Princes William and Harry — watched in the crowd.

Check out some of the best photos from the crowning of King Charles.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby places the St Edward’s Crown onto the head of Britain’s King Charles III during the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. (Photo by Richard POHLE / POOL / AFP)

Britain’s King Charles III is crowned with St Edward’s Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III attends his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, on May 6, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

This photograph taken on May 6, 2023 in a newsroom in Paris shows a screen broadcasting the televised coronation ceremony of Britain’s newly crowned King Charles III. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

King Charles III sits as he was crowned with St Edward’s Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain’s King Charles III with the St Edward’s Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023. (Photo by Richard POHLE / POOL / AFP)
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