![]() ![]() He will then sit in the coronation chair, holding his sceptre and rod, and the sovereign's orb, which represent his control of the nation and the Christian world.Īfter the ceremony, which is expected to take around three hours, there will be a procession to Buckingham Palace, where the Royal Family will gather on the balcony. The BBC will start its live coverage of the coronation at 7.30am on Saturday, with the ceremony itself starting at 11am.ĭuring the coronation, Charles will take his oath and will be anointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, after which the crown of St Edward will be placed on his head. There will be stalls selling Pimm's and gin from 10am until 10pm on Saturday and from 4pm to 10pm on Sunday, including in Hyde Parke. In London, there are expected to be late-night food and drink stalls offering tea, coffee and bacon sandwiches for those camping out to secure a prime position.Įlizabeth II was crowned Queen in a televised ceremony in 1953 The Home Counties will see big screens in Canterbury Cathedral, Castle Green in Hereford, Victoria Park in Ashford and St George's Square in Luton. On the south coast, Brighton will host a screen in Jubilee Square, while there will also ones erected in Bournemouth's Lower Gardens, the Quomps in Christchurch, Baiter Park in Poole and Southampton's Westway's Esplanade.īristol will spoil viewers with two spots - Bristol Cathedral and Bristol and Bath Science Park - while down in the southeast, the Barbican in Plymouth and Torre Abbey Meadows in Torquay are expected to have a place to watch the coronation. The North East will see screens set up in Times Square in Newcastle, Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland, Galleries Shopping Centre in Washington, Houghton Rectory Park in Durham and a three locations in Sunderland: Backhouse Park, Hylton Castle, and Keel Square/Park Lane in the city centre. Yorkshire will have a large number of big screens, including in Leeds' Millennium Square, Bradford's City Park, Sheffield's Peace Gardens, Valley Gardens in Harrogate and at two locations in Hull - City Hall and Trinity Market.Īlso in Yorkshire, there will be screens at St Peter's Parish Church in Huddersfield, Darlington Market Square, Barnsley's Glass Works, Wakefield's Pontefract Castle, Peace Hall in Halifax and Dewsbury Library. ![]() People walk beneath flags of the Union and the Commonwealth on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace Stoke-on-Trent is celebrating the coronation in style at Smithfield, Hanley City Centre with its Family Fun Weekend, where the coronation viewing will be accompanied by face painting and stilt walkers. The East of England will see sites for watching the coronation in Peterborough Cathedral and Cathedral Gardens, as well as Ely Cathedral and The Commemoration Hall in Huntingdon. There will also be a good viewing spot at Nottingham Castle, Derby Cathedral and Leicester's De Monfort University. Manchester will host a big screen in Piccadilly Gardens, with nearby Oldham also having one in Parliament Square, while Liverpool will show the ceremony in Eurovision Village on the Pier Head.īirmingham will also have a place to watch the event in its Centenary Square, while Midlanders can also go to Solihull's The Core, Dudley's Himley Hall, Broadgate in Coventry, Sandwell Valley Showground and Shrewsbury Castle. Royal watchers in Northern Ireland can head to Belfast City Hall for a good view - or Antrim Castle Gardens, Marine Gardens in Carrickfergus, Town Park in Larne, People's Park in Ballymena, Market Square in Lisburn, Bessbrook Town Hall in Newry, Coleraine Town Hall or Jordanstown Loughshore Park in Newtownabbey. Welsh royal fans can gather at Cardiff Castle or Roald Dahl Plass to watch the ceremony, while those in Scotland can go to Glasgow Cathedral or Ross Band Stand in Edinburgh. There will also be viewings in other parts of the capital including Holland Park in Kensington and Chelsea, Valence Park in Dagenham, Walpole Park in Ealing, Grosvenor Square in Westminster, Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith, Bishops Park in Fulham, Battersea Park, General Gordon Square in Woolwich and Paddington Recreation Ground.
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