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Preparations are well underway as the country is set to celebrate King Charles III's coronation this May.

After becoming King following the tragic death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September, King Charles III is gearing up to be crowned during his coronation ceremony later this month. The historic event will take place on 6 May and will be the first coronation to take place in the country since the 1953 coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding ceremony was watched by millions around the world, with one notable moment being the a 14-minute sermon on the power of love.

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GB News host was speaking to royal biographer Tom Bower on the King's attempt to smooth over the relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. With the Coronation taking place next month, the monarch has decided to include a family portrait which features Harry and Meghan in the official Buckingham Palace souvenir programme. The photograph, which was taken back in 2018, shows Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children all laughing together in the gardens of Clarence House.

Lady Pamela Hicks, who was one of Queen Elizabeth II’s bridesmaids, has responded after recently finding out she would be left off the scaled-back guest list for King Charles III’s coronation next month.  "How very, very sensible," Pamela's daughter, India Hicks, wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday of her mother's reaction after receiving the call from the king’s personal secretary.  India noted her mother appreciated that the invitations were based on "meritocracy not aristocracy." She said Lady Pamela added, "I am going to follow with great interest the events of this new reign."  India continued, "The King was sending his great love and apologies, he was offending many family and friends with the reduced list. My mother was not offended at all."  She said it was explained that while Queen Elizabeth II had 8,000 guests at her coronation in 1953, Charles wanted to scale it back, "alleviating the burden on the state."  Lady Pamela is the daughter of Lord Mountbatten who was assassinated by the IRA in 1979 and a first cousin to Prince Philip.

Fragments of wood believed to be from the cross Jesus was crucified on more than 2,000 years ago will be included in the cross that will lead the coronation service for King Charles III next month at Westminster Abbey.  The two splinters, believed to be from the "true cross," were gifted to the monarch by Pope Francis ahead of his coronation and will form their own cross at the center of the processional cross, according to Reuters.The Church of Wales also noted on its site that the processional cross "will incorporate a relic of the True Cross," and called it a "significant ecumenical gesture."  The processional cross, which is known as the Cross of Wales, was formed from recycled silver bullion, Welsh slate and timber, and gifted to the monarch by the Church of Wales.There are also words from the last sermon of St David on the back in Welsh: "Byddwch lawen. Cadwch y ffydd.

Prince Harry's tell-all memoir to King Charles III's ascension to the throne, there has been no shortage of royal family news in the last year.Now, there's another reason to mark your calendars: in just under two weeks, King Charles III will be officially crowned in a coronation ceremony on Saturday, May 6 alongside his wife and the Queen Consort, Camilla Parker Bowles.Although the actual anointment is not broadcast publicly, plenty of special programming and live footage from the coronation ceremony will be available to watch live on Saturday, May 6 starting at 5 a.m. ET.

As the countdown to King Charles' Coronation rapidly enters its final few weeks, questions are still being asked over what role Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will play on the day. While their elder brother will be taking on a key job as a Page of Honour to The King, former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond imagines the Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter will be tasked with another important job.

Despite Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, not being invited to King Charles III's coronation ceremony, ET has learned that she will still be involved in the royal celebrations in a different capacity. The Duchess of York will attend the Coronation Concert with other royal family members on Sunday, May 7, a day after the Coronation Service. Along with Ferguson, Prince Andrew and their daughters, Beatrice, 34, and Eugenie, 33, will be in attendance. Fergie has publicly stated that she never expected to be invited to the coronation ceremony. Earlier this month, the royal was a guest on the ITV talk show , where she detailed her plans for the historic day. «I personally will be having a little tearoom and coronation chicken sandwich and putting out the bunting, that's what I'm going to be doing.

Buckingham Palace have added a special Friday "reception" to King Charles III's Coronation weekend plans, it is claimed.  It's said the event will kick off on Friday 5th May ahead of the main Coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th, which is said to be including both Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the programme despite the Duchess of Sussex staying in the US. The Friday event is said to cater for a group of VIPs, some of which won't have received an official invitation to the main event the following day.

in California with her two children while Prince Harry attends the of his father, .According to an alleged “close friend” of Prince Harry, this is because there is still tension within the family likely as a result of their abrupt exit from royal duties in 2020, their interview, their , and , Spare. "At this point, it's become so personal," the source told exclusively.

It sounds like for once in his adult life, Prince Harry is putting the royal side of his family above anything else.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making an appearance in a key piece of coronation history! On Monday, the official souvenir program celebrating the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camila was released.The 84-page program tells the life stories of Their Majesties and offers a preview of the coronation day, including the service in Westminster Abbey and the historic moment of crowning.Thanks to royal photographer Chris Jackson, fans know of one picture that appears inside the keepsake, and it features the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.«Nice to see this picture I took in 2018 in the Official Coronation Programme — Had such fun taking it, you can read the story (and see the photos!) behind this image and many more in my new book 'Charles III — A King and His Queen'. Also looking forward to chatting about 20 years of Royal photography at my talk at the @the_lanesborough on Thursday, so if you are in London I’d love to see you, also signing books! — Tickets available at link in bio,» Jackson wrote next to the picture he shared on Instagram.A post shared by Chris Jackson (@chrisjacksongetty)The photo was taken in honor of Charles' milestone 70th birthday.

told People. Markle, 41, will stay behind at their California home with their kids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet while Harry, 38, attends his father’s big day solo. “What they wanted wasn’t achieved,” the insider continued. “But at the end of the day, he’s going there to support his dad.”Relations have been tense between the couple and the rest of the royal family since Harry’s controversial memoir “Spare” became a hit, detailing incidents such as an alleged fight with his brother Prince William, 40, and media manipulation from his father, Charles, 74.The autobiography also made it clear there’s no love lost between Harry and his stepmother, Camilla.

A consolation invite? After Sarah Ferguson was left off the guest list for King Charles III’s official coronation, she will reportedly attend another celebratory event that weekend.

Meghan Markle has been given a major boost by King Charles after she was positioned as 'star of the show' in an official royal family photograph carefully selected for the Coronation, a body language expert has revealed.

A no-win situation. Meghan Markle’s decision not to attend King Charles III’s upcoming coronation left her open to scrutiny from the public — but she would’ve faced backlash either way, a source exclusively told Us Weekly.

Sarah Ferguson has been given a VIP spot at King Charles' Coronation concert, according to reports. The Duchess of York, 64, also known as Fergie, will reportedly attend the Coronation concert on Sunday 7 May at Windsor Castle as a VIP attendee, after it was reported that she had been left off of the guest list for King Charles and Camilla's crowning on 6 May. She will join many other members of the Royal Family, including daughters Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 32, to watch the likes of Take That, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry perform at the concert.

Honoring her predecessor. As Queen Consort Camilla is coronated with King Charles III on Saturday, May 6, she’ll wear a tiara that pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

same day his grandfather will be officially crowned and anointed in a historic ceremony at Westminster Abbey.While the eyes of the world will be on the royal proceedings, royal columnist Lee Cohen claims the Sussexes may make a grab for the limelight by holding a competing celebration for their son.“It’s terribly petty, but the Sussexes, who no longer have their royal platform, seem to relish any opportunity to attempt to upstage a royal occasion,” Cohen told the Express. “It’s not as if the royal family seek occasions to upstage the antics of the Sussexes, quite the opposite.”Last week it was revealed that Archie won’t be in attendance at Charles’ coronation.