2023-04-24 06:00:08
The next May 6thhe United Kingdom will experience a historic event with the coronation King Carloswho acceded to the throne on September 8 after the death of his mother, Isabel II. An event that will broadcast live television channels and radio stations from around the world and can also be followed through social networks. The coronation marks the formal investiture of royal power by the monarch.
The main British channels –BBC, ITV and Sky– will offer special programs in which the ceremony that will take place at Westminster Abbey will be broadcast starting at 11 am (12 Spanish time).
In spainit is expected that the main general chains carry out special programs to offer the event live, as well as the processions that will take Carlos and his wife, Camila, from Buckingham to Westminster (before) and from the abbey to the palace (at the end). Once in Buckingham, the traditional greeting will take place from the balcony to the citizens gathered in the street and a militar parade in which more than 6,000 soldiers and more than 60 Navy, Army and Air Force aircraft will participate.
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It is likely that this time the coronation will be televised in its entirety, although it is yet to be confirmed if Carlos will be the first monarch to be publicly anointed. According to British media, a transparent canopy is being built for the ceremony. Likewise, it is foreseen that the religious service will have a duration of about 60 minutesa time significantly less than the three hours that his mother’s lasted.
By her own request, the coronation of Elizabeth II, on June 2, 1953, was the first to be televised. This decision prompted many Britons to buy their first TV set and was followed by 27 million people in their country, and millions more in the rest of the world. The potential audience this time is hundreds of millions of viewers.
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