The historic Coronation of King Charles III on May 6 begins at 10 a.m. BST in the UK and at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT in the United States. You may watch live event coverage in the embedded player below or on all major British and American networks.
King Charles III’s Coronation: Livestream link
King Charles III’s Coronation: The Itinerary
Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will lead a King’s Procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for the first Coronation in seven decades. The official Coronation will subsequently occur during a liturgy that will start at about 10:20 GMT (2:20 PT).
During the ceremony, King Charles III will be formally crowned, and his wife Camilla will assume the title of Queen Camilla. King Charles officially takes the throne at the Coronation, the first to be held in the UK since 1953. King Charles already held the title when his mother Queen Elizabeth II passed away in September. Since Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, Camilla has served as Queen Consort, but as of this weekend, she will simply be referred to as Queen Camilla.
Later, when scores of military aircraft pass by, the newly crowned King and Queen will wave to people for six minutes from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Street parties are being planned all around the UK, and crowds are anticipated to line the streets of Central London to watch what will be the biggest military ceremonial exercise in seven decades. The next day, a live Coronation Concert will air on the BBC, while Monday is a Bank Holiday in the UK.
King Charles III’s Coronation: List of major attendees
The King’s Coronation Concert now includes Tom Cruise, Tom Jones, and Joan Collins, who will pre-record messages for the BBC spectacle. Along with appearances from Amanda Holden, Motsi Mabuse, Rose Ayling-Ellis, and Gareth Malone, along with a special appearance from Winnie the Pooh, which follows Paddington Bear’s Jubilee surprise, new Doctor Who stars Ncuti Gatwa will perform excerpts from an unannounced Shakespeare play.
King Charles III’s Coronation: TV coverage in UK and US
The BBC has a jam-packed two days of Coronation coverage scheduled. On May 6, coverage of the ceremonial events will begin at 7.30 a.m. GMT (11.30 p.m. PT) on BBC One and the BBC News channel, with a signed version on BBC Two and accessible coverage for those who are blind or partially sighted through the red button. Bespoke commentary will set the setting for Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort’s departure from Buckingham Palace, beginning with the mood on the streets of London as the street-liners take their positions.
Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer of Good Morning America along with Deborah Roberts, Ian Pannell, James Longman, Maggie Rulli, Britt Clennett, Lama Hasan, Robert Jobson, Victoria Murphy, and others, will serve as the anchors for the coverage, which will begin at 5 a.m. ET on ABC and stream live on ABC News Live.
