Brits going on holiday this weekend say they are packing a photo of Charles

Spring has only partly sprung, with Brits reluctant to part with hats and scarves just yet.

Some impatient for summer have decided to jet off this weekend in search of sunshine.

But that doesn’t mean they’ll be abandoning coronation celebrations.

One in three – 28%- people are planning on taking decorations like Union Flags to mark the occasion, while 21% are taking their own bunting to hang, according to research from easyJet.

Some are going so far as to pack a portrait of King Charles III in their luggage – 15% – alongside a King Charles III Coronation mug – 13% – to celebrate the historical moment.

In a new research study of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by easyJet, over half of Brits have planned their trips around destinations and resorts that will be screening the Coronation.

A further third have been reserving tables at local bars to ensure they secure a prime view of the event on a big plasma screen.

In addition, a third plan to eat at a British pub or restaurant on May 6 to commemorate the day, and a further one in 10 plan to book a table once they arrive at their holiday destination.

The figures come as a Buckingham Palace sandcastle was unveiled at West Wittering Beach as part of easyJet Holidays’ ‘Holidays Fit For A King’ campaign.

The sandcastle, which been created using the world’s first Buckingham Palace sandcastle bucket, measures 3ft wide by 0.8ft high by 0.6ft deep and contains 3-4kg of sand.

In America, preparations for the weekend are already in full swing at Ye Olde King’s Head, a British pub in the seaside city of Santa Monica, California.

The establishment, which turns 50 years old next year, has also drafted in a Beatles tribute band and DJs to play some UK bangers.

Punters will even be able to get their picture taken with the newly crowned King – albeit a cardboard cut-out version.

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