Buglers greeted King Charles and Queen Camilla as they arrived at the Westminster Abbey for the coronation. This is the first British coronation in 70 years.
Westminster Abbey has been the site of every British Coronation since that of William The Conqueror in 1066 and King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, will follow in the footsteps of this grand tradition in a service themed “Called to Serve”.
The royal couple travelled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey - a distance of 2.2-km at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach bearing a gilded crown, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
The procession involved 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 flanked them.
At the Abbey, the King was greeted by a congregation of around 2,200 - made up of heads of state and government, worldwide royalty as well as community champions.
(with PTI inputs)