Our Royal Art Competition is a great way for blind and partially sighted children and young people to get involved in marking this historic occasion. Some of the children and young people will have the opportunity to start their artwork at our Royal Family Fun Day on Wednesday 5 th April at our award-winning Richard Desmond Life Without Limits Centre in London. The event runs from 11am-2pm and will feature a range of Royal-themed activities.”

A Canadian coronation emblem was created by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald of Arms, and registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority. It includes Charles III's royal cypher inside a ring of 13 triangular shapes, the number corresponding to Canada's provinces and territories. The circular arrangement symbolises inclusion and the Indigenous concept of equity and the natural world's cycles. The colour green is a reference to the King's commitment to the natural environment, while the white spaces may be viewed as a sunburst, symbolising innovation and new ideas. [181]

King Charles’ Coronation Ceremony will take place on 6th May 2023 in London. It’s thought it will begin in the morning, around the same time as his mother’s, Queen Elizabeth, was at 11:15am. King Charles III will be crowned during his coronation ceremony in May – and what better way to celebrate it than with a craft project to create a lovely royal keepsake? The coronation of CharlesIII and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles acceded to the throne on 8September 2022 upon the death of his mother, ElizabethII. The holy anointing oil used in the service was consecrated at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on 6March 2023 by Patriarch TheophilosIII of Jerusalem, under the supervision of Hosam Naoum, the Anglican archbishop of Jerusalem. It was based on the same formula as the oil used in the coronation of Elizabeth II, but without animal products such as civet. [14] [15] [16] Members of the British Armed Forces conduct a rehearsal on 2 May YouGov also conducted a poll in Australia, where it found that 57 per cent of respondents expressed some interest in the coronation, with 14 per cent being very interested in the event. Among the respondents, 43 per cent expressed no interest in the coronation. [254]

On 6 May, a televised national ceremony to mark the coronation of the king of Canada took place at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. [185] It featured speeches by Algonquin spiritual leader Albert Dumont and aerospace engineer Farah Alibay, and performances by the Eagle River Singers, Sabrina Benaim, Florence K, Inn Echo, and the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir. [186] During the event, Dominic Laporte created a spray-paint artpiece thematically linked to flowers, as an homage to Charles's support for the natural environment. [187] Several items were unveiled at the ceremony, including a new standard for the monarch, a heraldic crown incorporating distinctly Canadian elements, and a definitive stamp with an image of the King by Canada Post. [186] [188] It was also announced that an effigy of Charles would replace that of Elizabeth II on Canadian coinage and the Canadian twenty-dollar note. [182] The ceremony concluded with a 21-gun salute and a performance by the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces on Parliament Hill. [186] The new royal standard of Canada, flown outside Government House, Halifax, after its unveiling on 6 May The Transport for London announced several initiatives. The roundels used by the London Underground, the Overground, and the Elizabeth line were redesigned to include a crown for the coronation. [152] Voice announcement were also replaced by announcements recorded by the King and Queen on 5 May, and were used on railway station and all Underground stations throughout the coronation weekend and bank holiday on Monday. [153] The London North Eastern Railway also named its daily 11:00 passenger train from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley the Carolean Express, starting on 6 May. [154] The first monarch of Great Britain was Queen Anne, in 1707 when Scotland unified with England, Wales and what was once the Kingdom of Ireland. Ratcliffe, Rebecca; McClure, Tess; Badshash, Nadeem; Taylor, Harry; Zeldin-O'Neill, Sophie (11 September 2022). "Proclamations read out in Commonwealth countries – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022 . Retrieved 11 September 2022. a b c d Dixon, Hayley; Narwan, Gurpreet (13 September 2022). "Coronation for the cost of living crisis as King expresses wish for 'good value' ". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022 . Retrieved 30 September 2022.Penny Mordaunt leads King Charles III during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey. Yui Mok/Pool/Getty Images

Events to mark the coronation of Charles as king of Antigua and Barbuda took place in St. John's. On 7 May, a parade featuring the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF), Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Brigades, The Duke of Edinburgh Award recipients, Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinder, and Cadet Corps marched from the Multipurpose Cultural Centre to Government House. [234] There, a ceremony took place that included a bonfire and performances by the ABDF Band, Salvation Army Timbralists, and SDA Parthfinders Drum Corps. On 8 May, a service of Thanksgiving to mark the occasion took place at the St John's Pentecostal House of Restoration Ministries. [235] Vanuatu [ edit ] The Archbishop of Canterbury will conduct the Coronation, which is when King Charles will be crowned King alongside the Queen Consort, who will then be known as Queen Camilla. All the artists deserve recognition for their imagination and exciting contributions to the RSBC competition. They have all demonstrated that sight loss is not a boundary to creativity!” Several public viewing spots of the procession were prepared. [90] Tens of thousands of people from the UK and the rest of the world were estimated to have lined the procession route. [91] Despite the forecast for rain, spectators started camping along the procession route days before the event. [92] On the morning of the event, authorities announced the procession route had reached capacity at 8:29. [93] Procession to the abbey [ edit ] The Diamond Jubilee State Coach carrying Charles and Camilla to Westminster AbbeyThis craft resource would make a stunning display during a British celebration or it could be incorporated into a topic about the United Kingdom. Arriving at Westminster Abbey before the service, her dress was protected by the crimson velvet and ermine Robe of State that was originally made for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.

It wasn’t until 2013 that a law was passed allowing the firstborn heir to succeed to the throne regardless of gender. Before this, a male heir would inherit the throne first, before any older sisters. Government Houses in Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney hosted open houses on 6 and 7 May, while Government House in Adelaide did the same on 21 May. [211] [212] [213] [214] [215] [216] A low level flypast also took place over the Queensland Government House on Coronation Day. [217] Government Houses in Adelaide, Hobart, and Sydney also hosted garden parties and receptions during the coronation weekend, while a barbecue was held by the Governor-General of Australia at Government House, Canberra on 12 May. [215] [216] [218] [219] Government House, Melbourne will host a reception to mark the occasion later in 2023. [213] We know that His Majesty is a keen artist and we hope that he will gain as much enjoyment from the collage as those who contributed to it had in its creation.” Twenty-eight days prior to the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, the Church of England established a period of prayer for them, and to this end, published a Book of Daily Prayers that included "daily themes, reflections and prayers for use by individuals, churches or groups". [147] [148] [149]

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A public holiday was declared on 8 May to commemorate the coronation. [137] On the same day, the Together Coalition, in partnership with The Scout Association, the Royal Voluntary Service, and various faith groups, organised the Big Help Out initiative to encourage volunteering and community service. [108] [95] An estimated 6 million took part in the initiative. [138] The Royal Voluntary Service, of which Camilla is president, also launched the Coronation Champions Awards, which recognised 500 volunteers nominated by the public. [139] [140] The National Literacy Trust, of which Camilla is patron, announced the opening of 50 special primary school libraries to mark the coronation. [141] THE Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) which supports blind and partially sighted children and their families is launching a nationwide Royal Art Competition in celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.