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King Charles III Coronation fashion: best looks from the day

Pomp, politicians and powder blue was the order of service, as thousands gathered in their finery to celebrate the new King Charles

Evening Standard · May 6, 2023

Joanna Lumley and Suella Braverman among celebs in eye-catching hats at the coronation

There was some magnificent millinery on display among the high-profile guests. By Katie Wright.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Strong bladders required for interminable faffing of King Charles’s coronation

It was hard to escape the sense of the absurd as a 21st-century democracy relived a medieval fantasy

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

Former prime ministers gather for King’s coronation

Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major arrived at the ceremony together.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Tories demand Rishi Sunak ‘deliver’ on pledges after ‘wake-up call’ local election results

Tories ‘not far off rock bottom’ of John Major’s support in the 1990s after local election losses

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Devil of a local election result for Tories makes work for idle Hands

Shock for party chair who had previously expected everything to be all right on the night and learned not to try too hard

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

New City Hall Tory chief: Ulez is ‘bewildering’ to outer Londoners

Neil Garratt, the newly-elected leader of the Conservative group on the London Assembly, said he wants to see more homes built and for improvements to London’s nightlife

Evening Standard · May 5, 2023

After this trouncing, Sunak will need to give people reasons to vote Tory again. Does he have any?

There’s still time for spells of competence from No 10 – but the Tory machine could collapse as the party goes into panic mode, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Quiz of The Week: 29 April - 5 May

Journalists worldwide have been on a royal bonanza this week in the run-up to the crowning of King Charles III. 

The Week · May 5, 2023

16 times our MPs and First Ministers said monarchy should be scrapped - including ex-PM

When King Charles takes his oath to become head of state at Westminster Abbey, he will be painfully aware that support for the monarchy isn't universal - and that includes among MPs in Parliament

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023