Charles III to be coronated on May 6

Paris: The first coronation in Britain in 70 years takes place in London on May 6, when Charles III is officially crowned king.

The ceremony at Westminster Abbey is the centrepiece of a weekend of celebrations for the new monarch, who is also head of state in 14 countries outside the UK.

Charles III will be officially crowned king next month, in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla as queen on Saturday, May 6, is the centrepiece of a weekend of events to mark the



occasion.

The coronation of King Charles III will showcase unusual relics and the world's finest jewels, which not only bedazzle but provide a physical and symbolic link with the ancient past.

Westminster Abbey, the setting for King Charles III's coronation, has been paramount for Britain's royal family for nearly a millennium.

King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 at the age of 74, after last year becoming the oldest heir apparent in British history to take the throne.

The coronation on May 6 is not the first time King Charles III has been crowned.