Coronation of King Charles III: The Schedule & More

COLOMBO (News1st) : The Coronation of King Charles III takes place at 11:00 BST (15:30 IST) on Saturday (06), with an elaborate and lengthy ceremony.

The occasion is steeped in Anglican liturgy, from the singing of hymns to the taking of bread and wine in the eucharist.

Other elements are unique to the Coronation.

The day is to begin with the relatively modest King's Procession - the first of two processions on Saturday - in which the King and Queen Consort Camilla will travel from Buckingham Palace to the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey.

They will set off at 10:20 BST in the horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Coach, created in 2012 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne.

As it leaves Buckingham Palace, the coach, accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry, will pass a guard of honour, comprising about 160 members of the three armed services.

At 12:01, about halfway through the two-hour coronation ceremony, gun salutes involving 400 personnel will mark the moment St Edward's Crown is placed on the King's head.

Twenty-one rounds will be fired at 11 locations around the UK - including Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast - and on Royal Navy ships at sea.

And in London, a 62-round salute will fire at the Tower of London, along with a six-gun salvo on Horse Guards Parade.

After the ceremony, the King and Queen Consort will travel back to the palace in the ornate Gold State Coach as part of the Coronation Procession.

Over 2,000 invited guests including members of the royal family, as well as international representatives from 203 countries, alongside community and charity volunteers will fill the congregation of Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for the UK on Thursday (4), to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.