All Set for Street Parties, Lunches And Star-Studded Concert After Coronation

Sun May 07 2023
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LONDON: A star-studded performance is scheduled for the second day of the Coronation festivities, preceded by thousands of street parties and lunches on Sunday.

Prior to watching Katy Perry and Take That perform at Windsor Castle later in the evening, members of the Royal Family will participate in Coronation community festivities during the day, the BBC said.

After King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned on Saturday, Sunday’s activities will take place in a more casual atmosphere.

The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will attend a neighbourhood street party in Swindon on Sunday, while the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh would attend a Coronation Big Lunch in Cranleigh, Surrey.

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, daughters of the Duke of York, will also be present for a significant luncheon in Windsor.

Later, at 20:00 BST, Windsor Castle will host the Coronation Concert, which will be live-streamed on BBC One and BBC Radio 2.

Along with performances by well-known artists including Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Take That, Olly Murs, and Paloma Faith, a top-notch orchestra will play a variety of well-known songs.

The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal College of Music, and The Royal College of Art will all perform together as well.

On Saturday, more than 2,000 guests, including 90 international leaders, attended the coronation of the King and Queen at Westminster Abbey in the heart of London.

The assembly comprised celebrities, ordinary heroes, relatives, and friends of Charles and Camilla in addition to foreign leaders including US First Lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Following King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla’s coronation by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, they returned to Buckingham Palace where they joined other members of the Royal Family on the balcony for a scaled-down flypast by British military helicopters and the RAF Red Arrows aerobatic team.

The pair made a second appearance on Buckingham Palace to the delight of those waiting outside in the downpour.

Around 4,000 service members from all around the world participated in the parade from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, making it the largest ceremonial military operation undertaken by the armed services since Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation.

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