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Factbox-What you need to know about King Charles and his coronation

King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday.

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How Does the British Monarchy Survive?

Britain’s parliamentary democracy still transcends its monarchy.

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God save our gracious dole.

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Britain to contribute to Brazil's Amazon fund, PM Sunak says

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday announced that his country will contribute 80 million pounds ($101.15 million) to the Amazon Fund, a major development for Brazil as the South American nation tries to garner more donors to the initiative aimed at fighting deforestation.

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Coronation extravaganza sits badly in today’s Britain

Letters: Readers – monarchist, republican and others – give their views on the Guardian’s coverage of Saturday’s coronation and the royal family

The Guardian - UK

UK's Cleverly raises Xinjiang and Taiwan with Chinese vice president

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had "made plain" Britain's views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the latter's visit to London for King Charles' coronation.

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King Charles greets wellwishers outside palace before coronation

Britain's King Charles and his son William greeted wellwishers outside Buckingham Palace in central London on Friday, a day before Charles' formal coronation ceremony.

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Changes between the coronation of a king and his mother reveal huge social shifts

The challenge now for the new king is not just accommodating a more diverse Britain, but in adapting to the flagging support for the monarchy.

The New Daily

Chilling moment creepy doll 'moves' in one of UK's most haunted hotels

The 'Grace' doll has been described as Britain's own 'Annabelle' and has been captured moving inside its box in a room at Cheshire's notoriously haunted Ye Olde King's Head pub

Daily Mirror

OPINION - I remember the Silver Jubilee, and will be honoured to be at the Abbey

The last time Britain celebrated a coronation, Winston Churchill was prime minister, the structure of DNA had only recently been discovered, and Blackpool were celebrating winning the FA Cup following the legendary Stanley Matthews Final.

Evening Standard

King Charles and royals greet well-wishers ahead of coronation

King Charles greeted excited crowds gathering for his coronation before hosting a reception for world leaders at Buckingham Palace on Friday ahead of what will be the biggest ceremonial event in Britain for 70 years.

Reuters

Charles, William and Kate greet people outside Buckingham Palace – as it happened

Royals surprise those camped outside the palace following lunch with Commonwealth leaders

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: The Coronation is an uplifting moment in the life of the nation

The coronation of a monarch is a momentous occasion. It is the inauguration of a new reign and the renewal of the contract between the king and the country. Britain has not seen such an occasion within the living memory of most of us.

Evening Standard

‘That one I’ve never heard of’: Africans unimpressed with Charles celebrations

The distant familiarity and affection many in the Commonwealth had with the Queen does not extend to her son

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'There are always mishaps': Historian Joanne Paul on British coronations

The coronation of Britain's King Charles III will be the first in the lifetime of anyone below the age of 70. For more on the ritual and its evolution, historian and author Joanne Paul joined us for Perspective. She explained that the ceremony goes all the way back to the…

Daily Mirror

Lorraine Kelly bans Ben Shephard from her Coronation party after flashing incident

Lorraine Kelly teased Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard on Friday as she revealed why he hadn't received an invite to her Coronation party

The Guardian - UK

UK businesses face delays of up to 15 years for solar installations

Committee of MPs says ‘dark cloud of delays’ hindering Britain from reaching renewable energy potential

The Conversation

How British imperial history shaped Charles III's coronation ceremony

The coronation ceremony Charles III is about to go through reflects how monarchy has developed since Saxon times, but it still carries many vestiges of Britain’s imperial past.

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The Independent UK

King Charles and Queen Camilla: A timeline of their 50-year relationship

The story of the couple as they begin a new chapter as Britain’s King and Queen Consort

Daily Mirror

'Local elections show Keir Starmer and Labour are rattling on Downing Street gates'

'The cost of living crisis, economic incompetence and an ailing NHS in a Broken Britain where nothing seems to work are narrowing any Tory survival path,' writes Kevin Maguire

The Independent UK

Who is in line for the British throne?

From Prince William to Prince Harry, here is everyone in line to be the next king or queen of Great Britain

The Independent UK

King's coronation draws apathy, criticism in former colonies

When King Charles III is crowned on Saturday, soldiers carrying flags from the Bahamas, South Africa, Tuvalu and beyond will be marching alongside British troops to honor king and country

The Guardian - UK

The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era

Elizabeth’s crowning seemed like a new dawn. But the reign of Charles begins in a kingdom under a cloud

The Independent UK

Lord Mayor of Westminster says coronation is all about people coming together

Councillor Hamza Taouzzale, the first Muslim to be Lord Mayor, said the King’s coronation will ‘share a new Britain’.

The Guardian - UK

The coronation offered a chance to reform and modernise the monarchy. It has been squandered

Despite gestures towards inclusivity, the ceremony remains rooted in outdated religious and feudal ideals, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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