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King Charles III and Queen Camilla spotted leaving coronation rehearsal
King Charles has been spotted leaving Westminster Abbey after attending rehearsals for his coronation on Saturday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their three children were also in attendance at the rehearsal.
Prince George, nine, will be a Page of Honour to the King at Saturday’s ceremony, alongside Camilla’s three grandsons.
The rehearsals follow an incident at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening (2 May), where a man was arrested after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, police said.
He was held on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after he was searched and a knife was found, but he was not carrying a gun. The man was also carrying a “suspicious bag” and a controlled explosion was carried out.
Metropolitan Police deputy assistant commissioner Ade Adelekan said the man spoke to a police officer on guard and “asked to speak to a soldier” before throwing the cartridges over the gates.
Mr Adelekan said that while being arrested, the man raised officers’ suspicions about his backpack by telling them it “needed to be handled correctly”.
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Thousands of people are expected to travel to London to catch a glimpse of the monarch for a 1.3-mile procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis join William and Kate at coronation rehearsal
Prince William and Prince Louis arrive at rehearsals for King’s coronation ahead of Saturday’s ceremony
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King Charles III coronation: What happens in sacred anointing ceremony?
As we approach the big day, Buckingham Palace has been revealing more details about the events that will unfold as Britain crowns a new monarch for the first time in more than 70 years.
The last coronation that took place was that of the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Since her death in September 2022, King Charles ascended the throne and the royal family has seen several role changes.
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Meet the Pages of Honour and Ladies in Attendance at the coronation
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IN PICTURES: Royal mega-fans set up camp along coronation procession route
A number of fans of the royal family have begun setting up camp along the coronation procession route, as dress rehearsals get underway for the big day.
Royal fan Ardis Ryberg from Arkansas, US, who is camping out on The Mall, near Buckingham Palace in central London, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III
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A man wearing a Union Flag suit stands with a cardboard cut-out of King Charles III as he waits on the planned route of the Coronation procession
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Royal fan Mary-Jane Willows from Cornwall, who is camping out on The Mall, near Buckingham Palace in central London
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Royalist John Loughrey speaks to journalists as he sits next to his tent on the planned route of the Coronation procession
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Royalists wear Union flag costumes and badges as they sit with their tents on the planned route of the Coronation procession
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The fascinating history behind the chair King Charles will sit on at his coronation
The monarch ascended the throne following the death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, last September. His coronation takes place more than 70 years after Elizabeth was crowned on 2 June 1953.
During the crowning and anointing parts of the ceremony, which are said to be the most sacred parts, King Charles will sit upon the 700-year-old Coronation Chair.
Ellie Muir3 May 2023 14:30
Prince George given Page of Honour role at King’s coronation
Prince George has been given an official role at the 6 May coronation – a Page of Honour to the King.
George, the nine-year-old future monarch, is the most prominent among them. Camilla’s three grandsons will also join the royal.
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Thomas Markle says he refuses to be ‘buried’ by Meghan as he gives ‘final interview’
The Duchess of Sussex’s father, 78, claimed in the Australian news programme 7News Spotlight that his daughter had not called him in four years. He has said that his appearance on the programme would be his “final ever” interview.
He said that he suffered a debilitating stroke last year and expressed disappointment that she did not reach out.
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King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla arrive at coronation rehearsals ahead of Saturday’s ceremony
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla arrive for coronation rehearsals
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