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Prince George is one of the King's pages.

Prepare for Zadok the Priest - performed at every Coronation since George II's in 1727 - and Prince William paying homage to his father. The anointing will not be shown on TV.

They've arrived at Westminster Abbey early! The service will last two hours.

Prince Harry has just arrived at Westminster Abbey. No Meghan. It's their son's birthday today.

This outbound procession involves around 200 members of the armed forces, centred around the Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. Another 1,000 route liners from the forces are flanking them. That might sound like a lot, but we’re expecting the return procession to be...

The royal couple are travelling at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. It’s a storied vehicle: the gilded crown on the top was carved from oak from HMS Victory. As for the modern touches - the coach boasts hydraulic shock...

Here they are! The Coronation begins.

I've just seen the King - in his robes - and the Queen entering the Diamond Jubilee coach. Two minutes from now and they will leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey.

The anointing of the monarch during their coronation goes back to the anointing of the King of Dal Riada on the west coast of Scotland over 1000 years ago.

There's a few hours of music being performed at Westminster Abbey before the big event starts. I'm listening to it now on BBC One as I get ready in the bathroom.

More than 5,000 armed forces personnel travelled by train to London Waterloo before marching off to take part in the coronation. Network Rail said it was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain's railways since Sir Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965. Members of the Royal Navy...

Remember, this will only be the second televised Coronation and the first to be broadcast live on the internet, such is the rarity of this event. One part of the Coronation that will not be televised will be the anointing of the King with holy oil on his head, hands and chest by the Archbishop...

Brits are to celebrate Charles III ascending to the Throne by downing 130 million pints of beer...

Now that it's Coronation Day here and the big event is just hours away it's time to just shove everything related to it into one thread. Saturday 6th May 2023 is finally here and here are the front pages of the newspapers...

The Royals do pay taxes. And why should he abdicate just to out William on the Throne? We have a thing called the Line of Succession.

Britain is, as you shall see tomorrow.

12,000. It's too late for me to correct the typo now. Never mind. Make sure you go to bed early tonight. The Coronation probably starts around 4am your time. You wouldn't want to miss it.

"Britain REMAINS the greatest country in the world", says New Zealander Dan Wottoon on Coronation Eve