King’s coronation: List of royals on Palace balcony revealed
The list of royals that will appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the coronation has been revealed, as King Charles attended a long-standing royal Easter tradition.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been barred from appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony during King Charles’ coronation according to royal insiders.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will make their appearance on the Palace balcony following the coronation a Westminster Abbey in London on May 6.
They will only be joined by working members of the royal family meaning there will be no place for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle or Prince Andrew.
Prince William and Princess Catherine will be on the balcony alongside their three children – Prince George, nine; Princess Charlotte, seven and Prince Louis, four.
The source told The Sun that 15 members of the royal family members will appear on the famous balcony to watch a military flyover.
Also appearing on the balcony are the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie.
Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will also be there, The Mirror reports.
The Duke of Kent, 87, and Princess Alexandra, 86, will appear on the balcony as will the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
HISTORIC OCCASION
Events for the coronation will start on Saturday May 6 and continue over Sunday May 7 and Monday May 8, which has been declared a public holiday.
The historic weekend will see King Charles and newly titled Queen Camilla arrive at Westminster Abbey in The King’s Procession on Saturday morning local time.
This will be followed by the coronation service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The service will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry”.
After the service, the newly-crowned King and Queen will return to Buckingham Palace in a larger ceremonial parade known as the Coronation Procession.
This is expected to include thousands of troops, military bands and other members of the royal family.
Thousands of people all over the UK will be encouraged to stage street parties in another stunning show of pageantry to the world.
Iconic locations around the UK will be illuminated with projections, lasers and drone displays as the “centrepiece” of celebrations to mark His Majesty’s crowning in a very modern way.
Royal experts predicted the event will “dwarf” even last year’s spectacular celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Meanwhile, King Charles and Queen Camilla kicked off the Easter weekend by continuing a longtime royal tradition.
On Thursday local time, the King and Queen Consort attended the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster.
The service was the first of the new reign following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September. Held on the Thursday before Easter each year, Queen Elizabeth would distribute special coins known as “Maundy money” to recognise those over age 70 for outstanding Christian service to their communities.
Originally published as King’s coronation: List of royals on Palace balcony revealed
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