\n 4.05pm<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n PA\u2019s live coronation page has now ended.\n<\/p>\n \n 3.49pm<\/strong> \n Some waved Saltire flags while others wore them as cloaks, and held signs with slogans such as \u201cNot our King\u201d and \u201cdown with the crown\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n Speakers included Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater who is a Scottish Government minister.\n<\/p>\n \n She said: \u201cWhen it comes to the monarchy Scotland says no.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cLet\u2019s do better, let\u2019s build a better, brighter democratic future in an independent Scottish republic.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n 3.48pm<\/strong> \n \u201cThe view was very good by the way, we were here, and then there was only one row, then he (the King) walked past, they all walked past,\u201d presenter Anthony McPartlin told ITV News as he left Westminster Abbey.\n<\/p>\n \n McPartlin said that the most amazing moment of the ceremony was \u201cwhen the crown went on\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThe crowning, the whole thing, just a fantastic day,\u201d added Declan Donnelly.\n<\/p>\n \n 3.47pm<\/strong> \n She told the PA news agency that the ceremony brought back memories of other royal events, most recently the Queen\u2019s funeral when she camped overnight to see the late Queen lying in state.\n<\/p>\n \n Ms Old, from Islington, north London, said: \u201cIt has been very well organised. I was emotional watching it.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI\u2019ve come with my family. Just being here with everybody is special.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cWe all stood up for God Save The King. It\u2019s special, there\u2019s a lot of memories.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n 3.46pm<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n 3.34pm<\/strong> \n \u201cYou had to be here. There was no other choice.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cOn the one hand I\u2019m sad to be here because the Queen has died. I had a few flashbacks during the service.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cBut all the pomp is so special. It is what the Brits do best.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Thank you @rafredarrows<\/a> for an extraordinary finale to an extraordinary day! \ud83e\udee1\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 pic.twitter.com\/EGgjBRx55A<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 6, 2023<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n 3.19pm<\/strong> \n He told BBC news: \u201cToday we\u2019ve been reminded of the deep religious history of the country,\u201d adding the ceremony had \u201cechoes of the mediaeval age\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThat sense of continuity, that sense of tradition, as a historian is absolutely fascinating.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIt\u2019s done now, a new reign formally begins,\u201d he continued.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI think what you saw today was a strong representation and a huge effort to show the diversity of faith within Britain, one of the things that\u2019s very different between the Britain of today and the Britain of 1953.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI think it\u2019s more difficult with a thousand-year-old ceremony to retroflect the fact we are one of the more secular nations in the world.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n The Abbey bells are ringing out in celebration for the #Coronation<\/a>. Our bell ringers are ringing a full peal of Cambridge Surprise Royal, which will last more than three hours. pic.twitter.com\/IIhi3JEgYj<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Westminster Abbey (@wabbey) May 6, 2023<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n 3.05pm<\/strong> \n Today marks the Coronation of the King and the Queen Consort.\n <\/p>\n \n Shortly before the 3pm kick-off to our match, players and officials will form around the centre circle for a rendition of our National Anthem, God Save The King. pic.twitter.com\/MMib9fK9Hk<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 6, 2023<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n Prior to the 3pm kick-off, players and officials gathered around the centre circle for a rendition of God Save the King to mark the occasion, with commemorative signs projected around the stadium.\n<\/p>\n \n At Manchester City\u2019s Etihad stadium the big screen marked the coronation before kick-off against Leeds.\n<\/p>\n \n 3.05pm<\/strong> \n Royal fans moved onto The Mall to take selfies and film the helicopters and planes as they passed over. Others popped champagne corks and shouted \u201cGod Save the King\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n Alan Dodd, Graham Dodd and Victoria Dodd travelled to London from Southampton to experience the flyover.\n<\/p>\n \n Victoria Dodd said: \u201cIt was so unexpected. We thought it had been cancelled.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Graham Dodd added: \u201cIt makes you proud to be British.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n 2.58pm<\/strong> \n The couple were welcomed by deafening applause as they returned to the balcony to wave a few more times before retiring inside the palace.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n 2.53pm<\/strong> \n 2.52pm<\/strong> \n A resounding cheer rang through the crowd as the King gave a final wave before returning into Buckingham Palace.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.49pm<\/strong> \n The Prince of Wales made a remark as he leaned closer to his wife, prompting her to turn and smile.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.45pm<\/strong> \n 2.44pm<\/strong> \n 2.42pm<\/strong> \n The King and Queen then re-emerged moments later to loud cheers from the crowds watching below.\n<\/p>\n \n Camilla then called for their pages to help them rearrange their trains.\n<\/p>\n \n They went back into the palace shortly before 2.40pm, with the King lingering for one final wave.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.35pm<\/strong> \n Many members of the royal family looked up and pointed at the aircraft \u2013 while the King and Queen looked ahead to ensure nothing happened to their crowns.\n<\/p>\n \n The flypast lasted for two minutes and thirty seconds rather than the scheduled six minutes.\n<\/p>\n \n At least 10 helicopters took part in the flypast alongside a Red Arrows squad of nine Hawk jets.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.31pm<\/strong> \n Speaking on Sky News with her husband Stephen Barlow, the much-loved actress and TV presenter described what it was like to witness the coronation in Westminster Abbey.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIt was just an extraordinary feeling, first of all it was a bit like a cocktail party because you seem to know everybody who\u2019s coming in,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThe music\u2019s playing, it\u2019s adorable, we\u2019re looking around. Then gradually it begins closing in, and it\u2019s a bit more formal, then suddenly it\u2019s like we\u2019ve stepped over the threshold into a mediaeval ceremony, something so extraordinary and uplifting, very religious, it was extraordinary.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n Mr Barlow, who is a conductor, added that the music played throughout the coronation was \u201cstunning\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIt\u2019s stunning, 12 newly commissioned pieces, all of different types and some very formal, some very celebratory,\u201d he said. \u201cThe effect was absolutely overwhelming.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThe King had apparently said that he wanted something people could go out humming, and I think people will when they can get a hold of it again, I think they might have to hear it one more time,\u201d said Dame Joanna.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.26pm<\/strong> \n 2.17pm<\/strong> \n 2.13pm<\/strong> \n Fry was among the more than 2,000 guests watching as Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.\n<\/p>\n \n Speaking after the event, he told PA News agency: \u201cI thought the service was magnificent.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI mean truly wonderful, the music to start with was just inspiring, both the real kind of hammer-blow classics, the principal one I suppose has to be Handel\u2019s Zadok The Priest at the time of the anointing because it quotes a passage of the Bible, which is exactly consonant with this idea of anointing.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cAnd it just has this power that only Handel could muster \u2013 it\u2019s similar to his Hallelujah Chorus, you know, just has this phenomenal sort of depth and force to it.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIt was very moving and the King looked vulnerable, which all monarchs do when they\u2019re being crowned. They\u2019re being encumbered with all these symbols and all this heavy cloak and this sceptre, the orb, the heavy crown, which means he can barely move.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cAnd in a strange way, I\u2019m sure not deliberately originally, but it\u2019s kind of symbolic of the encumbrances in life that you have if you\u2019re a monarch, so it\u2019s a very touching ceremony.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cHe\u2019s quite lonely somehow \u2013 as the queen was if you watch the 1953 coronation \u2013 but I feel very lucky to have been there.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n 2.10pm<\/strong> \n But the event will now only involve helicopters and the Red Arrows aerobatic display team, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.\n<\/p>\n \n The King and Queen are expected to watch the flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.\n<\/p>\n \n The display over The Mall and Buckingham Palace was originally meant to last for six minutes, but the scaled-down version will last for less than half that time.\n<\/p>\n \n The MoD said it would last for two minutes and 30 seconds.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.06pm<\/strong> \n There is a hum of excited chatter and one lone man loudly singing God Save The King to cheers as people follow police officers in an orderly fashion down towards the palace.\n<\/p>\n \n 2.04pm<\/strong> \n Royal watchers emerged from hoods and umbrellas, with some remarking on the coincidence.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThat carriage\u2026 it blew me away,\u201d said one woman as she was departing.\n<\/p>\n \n 1.59pm<\/strong> \n It will now be formed of helicopters and the Red Arrows.\n<\/p>\n \n 1.42 miles19 military bands33 Commonwealth countries represented250 horses4000 Armed Forces personnel\n <\/p>\n \n The largest military procession for 70 years is on its way to Buckingham Palace. #Coronation<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jflDjWfwin<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n \u2014 Ministry of Defence \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@DefenceHQ) May 6, 2023<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n 1.56pm<\/strong> \n The royal salute order was given by Lieutenant Colonel James Coleby, who commanded personnel in the garden.\n<\/p>\n \n Three cheers for Their Majesties!#Coronation<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7cMWlPBEkI<\/a>\n <\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72042759.jpg\")
The King and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace (Stefan Rousseau\/PA)<\/p>\n
In Scotland hundreds of people gathered on Calton Hill in Edinburgh for an anti-monarchy rally organised by Our Republic.\n<\/p>\n
Ant and Dec have spoken about how \u201cfantastic\u201d it was to witness the coronation in Westminster Abbey.\n<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72036034.jpg\")
Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in the pews ahead of the coronation at Westminster Abbey (Phil Noble\/PA)<\/p>\n
Linda Old came to look at Buckingham Palace after watching the coronation in Hyde Park.\n<\/p>\n![\"ROYAL](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72042526.jpg\")
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Speaking outside Buckingham Palace after the coronation, wearing a miniature crown and cape, Patricia Ferrier said: \u201cYou could not be anywhere else.\n<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72042231.jpg\")
Members of the public along The Mall following the coronation ceremony of the King and Queen Camilla (Gareth Fuller\/PA)<\/p>\n\n
Historian David Olusoga said the King\u2019s coronation was a \u201chuge effort to show the diversity of faith within Britain\u201d.\n<\/p>\n\n
Fans were able to watch the coronation on a big screen in Park Lane Square outside the South Stand of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before Spurs\u2019 Premier League match against Crystal Palace.\n<\/p>\n\n
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Tottenham Hotspur players stand for the national anthem, to mark the coronation of the King, before their Premier League match against Crystal Palace in London (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n![\"Manchester](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72041865.jpg\")
The big screen the Etihad stadium in Manchester (PA)<\/p>\n
Crowds took pictures, screamed and laughed as they watched the Red Arrows pass over Buckingham Palace.\n<\/p>\n
Members of the public in front of Buckingham Palace began to disperse after a surprise second appearance from the King and Queen.\n<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72041453.jpg\")
The King and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace (Jordan Pettitt\/PA)<\/p>\n
The public started chanting \u201cGod Save The King\u201d and gave three cheers as the royal family emerged on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They gave a resounding cheer when the King waved to members of the public gathered in front of the palace.\n<\/p>\n
The crowd in front of Buckingham Palace sang the national anthem and chanted as the reduced flyover passed over the royal family on the balcony.\n<\/p>\n
As the aircraft approached, the Princess of Wales was seen speaking to Prince Louis and encouraging him to look up from the Buckingham Palace balcony.\n<\/p>\n
The Red Arrows were still able to thrill the crowd on The Mall despite the scaled-back flypast.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11c389b6-b910-4774-b4d9-3f5ac33eb643.jpg\"\/)
(Niall Carson\/PA)<\/p>\n
The Queen smiled on the balcony as she appeared to speak to the King about the wet weather, raising her outstretched palm towards the sky.\n<\/p>\n
The royal family spent a little under 10 minutes on the balcony before going back inside.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3a4d191d-22f3-49c4-bdb6-029c1977ac51.jpg\"\/)
(Jordan Pettitt\/PA)<\/p>\n
The military flypast over The Mall signalled the end of the day\u2019s proceedings.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/72a9b8ff-9dde-48a7-afdb-d7e18bc416fd.jpg\"\/)
From left: the Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Louise Windsor, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, the Prince of Wales and Prince George on the balcony (Owen Humphreys\/PA)<\/p>\n
The King\u2019s coronation was an \u201cextraordinary\u201d occasion, Dame Joanna Lumley has said.\n<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72036103.jpg\")
Dame Joanna Lumley ahead of the coronation (Jane Barlow\/PA)<\/p>\n
The King, Queen and royal family members have appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony to huge applause ahead of the coronation flypast.\n<\/p>\n
A sea of people has gathered outside Buckingham Palace to see the King and Queen\u2019s appearance on the balcony.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/60640f14-1748-4823-9c73-94585de1f480.jpg\"\/)
Crowds fill The Mall after the coronation of Charles and Camilla (Niall Carson\/PA)<\/p>\n
Writer and actor Stephen Fry said the coronation was \u201cmagnificent\u201d as he also praised the music used in the ceremony.\n<\/p>\n![\"Graham](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.56927393.jpg\")
Stephen Fry (PA)<\/p>\n
More than 60 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force had been due to take part in the flypast at about 2.30pm.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8522d24f-1ec9-4383-9555-9d8c82c81f42.jpg\"\/)
Charles and Camilla are carried in the Gold State Coach, pulled by eight Windsor Greys, as they return along The Mall to Buckingham Palace (Niall Carson\/PA)<\/p>\n
Members of the public lining the procession route along Whitehall and around Trafalgar Square are now being allowed to queue up to make their way onto The Mall to see the King and Queen appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony.\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f781407c-676f-4245-b1b2-54cc64388c84.jpg\"\/)
Charles receives a royal salute from members of the military in the gardens of Buckingham Place (Andrew Milligan\/PA)<\/p>\n
Just as the coronation procession finished, the rain over central London eased.\n<\/p>\n
The military flypast over Buckingham Palace to mark the coronation will be scaled down because of the weather, the Ministry of Defence said.\n<\/p>\n\n
The King and Queen appeared on the West Terrace of Buckingham Palace before personnel gave a royal salute.\n<\/p>\n\n
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The coronation procession passes along The Mall to Buckingham Palace (Danny Lawson\/PA)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/334570bb-1cd7-42f0-9877-c94e9f5acfed.jpg\"\/)
State trumpeters sound a royal salute after the coronation ceremony (Joe Giddens\/PA)<\/p>\n![\"King](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.72036218.jpg\")
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate in London before the coronation (Piroschka van de Wouw\/PA)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1b368dcb-0976-42e5-b725-aca0d2394dc6.jpg\"\/)
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in the gardens of Buckingham Place (Andrew Milligan\/PA)<\/p>\n