Will there be a bank holiday for King Charles’ coronation?
KING Charles will be crowned alongside Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey.
But will the UK will get an extra bank holiday? We’ve got you covered.
Will there be a bank holiday for King Charles’ coronation?
There will be a bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles.
The tradition is carried forward, from when the UK was given a day off when the late Queen was coronated.
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden said: “The Coronation combines the sacred and the solemn but it is also celebratory.
“This bank holiday will once again give people across the United Kingdom the opportunity to come together as families and communities to welcome His Majesty to the throne as we mark this important day in our nation’s long history.”
It will be the first coronation in the UK for the past 70 years and is expected to be witnessed by millions of people around the world.
When is the coronation bank holiday?
The coronation bank holiday will fall on Monday, May 8, 2023 – two days after the King is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
The bank holiday will take place across the United Kingdom.
How many bank holidays are there in May 2023?
There will be three bank holidays in May 2023.
The dates are as follows:
- Early May bank holiday on May 1
- Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III on May 8
- Spring bank holiday on May 29
When is King Charles’ coronation?
King Charles’ Coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Events will begin at 10.20 am, with the King’s Procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.
The service starts at 11 am.
His Majesty’s coronation will be 70 years after his mother the Queen was crowned.
The late Queen’s coronation took place on June 2, 1953 – just over a year after she ascended to the throne following the death of her father King George VI.
The ceremony will be shorter, smaller and less expensive than that of the Queen’s.
The ceremony will end at 1 pm when the Coronation Procession will take the newly-crowned King and Queen back to the Palace for an RAF flypast on the balcony.