As His Majesty The King is crowned as Head of State, Coopers Fire expresses its congratulations and warmest wishes for a long and happy reign.
Coopers Fire will be commemorating Kings Charles coronation with scones and sandwiches!
A weekend of celebrations will mark the King’s coronation, marked with a bank holiday weekend from Saturday 6 May to Monday 8 May, and we are starting the celebrations a bit earlier with a company get together!
A typical British celebration has to involve sandwiches and of course a scone – jam or cream first?
What’s happening this weekend?
As well as a royal crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey, there will also be a procession, a big concert, community lunch events and a day of volunteering.
The concert, which is due to take place the day after the ceremony on 7 May, will be broadcast on the BBC and will feature “musical icons and contemporary stars”.
- Saturday 6 May: Coronation service in Westminster Abbey; coronation procession; Buckingham Palace balcony.
- Sunday 7 May: Coronation Big Lunch street parties; concert and lightshow at Windsor Castle.
- Monday 8 May: Extra bank holiday; Big Help Out encouraging people to get involved in local volunteering.
King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May.
The ceremony will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and is expected to be much shorter than Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 – which was three hours long.
According to the palace it will be “a solemn religious service, as well as an occasion for celebration and pageantry”.
Here’s a link to 100 coronation facts – https://www.royal.uk/100-coronation-facts
Coopers Fire wish everyone an enjoyable weekend celebrating the King Charles III coronation.
