Coronation of Charles III: an additional public holiday is decreed


As with the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the British will have the right to an additional public holiday in the spring. It will be May 8, 2023.





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The coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday May 6, 2023.
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Lhe British government has decreed that the day of the coronation of King Charles III will be a public holiday. This event, which all Britons are eagerly awaiting, will take place on Saturday May 6, 2023, eight months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But the additional public holiday accorded to the British people was set for the following Monday, May 8.

“The coronation of a new monarch is a unique moment for our country,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in the statement, saying he hopes people will “pay tribute to King Charles III by participating in events at local and national throughout the country.

As for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953

A public holiday had already been observed for the coronation of Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953 as well as for her funeral on September 19.

Buckingham Palace announced a ceremony that was “forward-looking, while rooted in the long tradition and pomp of the monarchy”.

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According to the British press, the coronation will be, in accordance with Charles III’s wish for a tightened monarchy and in a context of economic crisis, shorter and less expensive than that of his mother. The latter had lasted more than three hours, in front of 8,251 guests massed in the abbey.

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