Schedule: King Charles will be crowned on May 6 at noon

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will place the Edwardian crown on the head of the British monarch at London’s Westminster Abbey on May 6 at noon (local time, 1 p.m. CEST), the PA news agency reported Monday. . Trumpets sounded and gun salutes were fired across the country.

As a PA overview shows, the service lasted a total of two hours with about 2000 participants and was therefore slightly longer than previously thought. Accordingly, Charles and King Consort Camilla enter the church through the main portal at 11:00 am, having previously covered the route from Buckingham Palace in a state carriage. At 1pm, the magnificent procession begins back to Buckingham Palace, which the coronation couple would reach in the golden state carriage after exactly 33 minutes. The procession takes as long as it did on the way there – but then Charles and Camilla use a different carriage.

In the garden of the city palace, the king and queen receive a royal salute before showing themselves to the people on the balcony around 2:15 p.m. The public celebrations on Saturday will conclude with a flyover of an aerobatic squadron.

Charles’ youngest son, Prince Harry, probably won’t be on the balcony, as he has given up his royal duties and is no longer a working royal. The 38-year-old, whose relationship with Charles and brother Prince William has been badly damaged, is expected to travel back to the United States shortly after the coronation, where he will be with his wife Duchess Meghan and their children Prince Archie, who will be four the coronation day and Princess Lilibet is alive. (oee/sda/dpa)