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BBC ditches licence fee for the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla

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1st March 2023
The BBC has announced a one-time exemption of its licence fee during the Coronation weekend of King Charles and Queen Camilla. The publicly-funded broadcaster will temporarily suspend its licence fee for Coronation weekend from May 6 to May 8. The dispensation will make it possible for venues like town halls, cinemas, and churches to stream the Coronation ceremony and the Coronation concert…
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Have you nominated a Coronation Champion?

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24th February 2023
Queen Camilla has announced a new award scheme to celebrate the Coronation with the Royal Voluntary Service. The Coronation Champion Awards nominations are now open.  The Queen and Dame Judy Dench have launched the Coronation Champion Awards to recognise volunteers and…
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The Cullinan Diamonds - the gems that will take the lead role at the Coronation of Queen Camilla

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15th February 2023
There will be several important pieces and jewels on display at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation on 6 May at Westminster Abbey. Three stones, in particular, will be on display in the Abbey when The Queen wears Queen Mary’s crown, the Cullinan Diamonds. Buckingham Palace has officially announced that Queen Mary’s crown has been removed from the Tower of London, where it is…
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Could Charles III be the first monarch to be seen performing a very ancient rite?

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2nd February 2023
History was made on 10 September 2022 when the Ascension Council of King Charles III was televised, as it was the first time in history that the council has been publicly viewed. We may have another historic moment coming on 6 May 2023 at The King’s coronation, as another historic moment may be made public for the first time. There are several religious elements during the British…
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King Charles the Charitable

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27th January 2023
He has only been King for four months, but King Charles III may already have his new moniker: King Charles the Charitable. Of course, he is the patron of hundreds of charities, but it goes beyond just having the privilege of being a patron. King Charles visits…
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What will King Charles's coronation guest list look like?

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23rd October 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, 6th May 2023.  It is expected The King will be crowned at a smaller ceremony than that which took place on June 2nd 1953 for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. And the guest list at Her Late Majesty’s Coronation provides some hints as to who can be expected to attend the crowning of King…
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