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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Welsh town cancels coronation party after no one donates to costs

A crocheted horse-drawn carriage displayed on a post office box in Wales ahead of the coronation.
A crocheted horse-drawn carriage displayed on a postbox in Wales ahead of the coronation. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

It had been billed as “the party of the year”, but a Welsh market town has been forced to cancel its coronation celebration after failing to raise any money to cover costs.

Caldicot, in south-east Wales, was planning a “massive street party” with a big screen to watch the coronation of King Charles III, a “fully decorated town centre”, entertainment, children’s activities and competitions.

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