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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Nick Statham & Chris Gee & Charlotte Green & Joseph Timan & Nick Jackson & George Lythgoe

The street parties, screenings and other celebrations for the King's Coronation across Greater Manchester

The country will come together to celebrate the King's coronation in May. For most, it will be the first time the coronation of a British monarch is witnessed.

The last time such a ceremony was staged was almost 70 years ago when the late Queen Elizabeth II’s was crowned on June 2, 1953. The coronation of her son, King Charles III, and Camilla the Queen Consort will take place on May 6.

The ceremony will take place on the Saturday morning at Wesminster Abbey in London, but there will be plenty of opportunities to be part of it in Greater Manchester. The weekend - which includes a bank holiday on Monday, May 8 - see events held across the 10 boroughs to celebrate the unique occassion.

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