Many people camped in The Mall to catch a glimpse of the procession, including a family who had sailed all the way from Australia in a ketch for the occasion. Thousands more celebrated throughout the country and the Commonwealth with street parties.

According to the Government, official street parties which require road closures may need organisers to get in touch with their local councils at least six weeks beforehand to make sure this is possible. Councils may also need residents to fill out application forms to host a street party. Hartlepool also has multiple events taking place throughout the Coronation weekend. To mark the occasion Christchurch, in Church Square, will be illuminated in royal purple, the King’s cypher and union flag on Sunday evening approx – The grand coronation procession departs the Abbey, with the King and Queen in the Gold State Coach and the Prince and Princess of Wales in the next carriage. The Abbey bells will ring.The Coronation service fell into six parts: the recognition, the oath, the anointing, the investiture (which includes the crowning), the enthronement and the homage. On 2 June 1953, news reached that Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay had made it to the summit of Mount Everest. The Queen presented the 14 members of the expedition with special edition Coronation medals with the extra wording 'Mount Everest Expedition'.

It's almost time for King Charles III's Coronation at Westminster Abbey. Alongside wife Camilla, he will officially be crowned monarch this Saturday, May 6. The incumbent Earl Marshal is responsible for organising the Coronation. Since 1386 the position has been undertaken by The Duke of Norfolk. The 16th Duke of Norfolk was responsible for The Queen's Coronation in 1953 and he was also responsible for the State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill (1965) and the investiture of The Prince of Wales (1969). The St. Edward's Crown, made in 1661, was placed on the head of The Queen during the Coronation service. It weighs 4 pounds and 12 ounces and is made of solid gold.The national anthem is sung and the King's outward procession, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, makes its way to the Great West Door, where the King receives a greeting from leaders and representatives from different faith communities.

The Lord's Prayer is said and the King and Queen take holy communion. They change into their purple robes of estate in St Edward's Chapel behind the altar and Charles puts on the Imperial State Crown. The coronation service begins. After the procession, the greeting of the King takes place with chorister Samuel Strachan, 14. The King has a moment of silent prayer and then the Archbishop of Canterbury gives an introduction. The King takes off his crimson robe of state and wears a simple white shirt for the private anointing with holy oil in the coronation chair behind a screen, in the most sacred part of the ceremony. In the investiture, the King puts on a sleeveless white garment called the colobium sindonis, a shimmering gold-sleeved coat called the supertunica and a golden coronation girdle around his waist.

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The Coronation Bouquet was made up of white flowers – comprising of orchids and lilies-of-the-valley from England, stephanotis from Scotland, orchids from Wales, and carnations from Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. During the coronation ceremony the ring is placed on the fourth finger of the sovereign by the archbishop, as a symbol of 'kingly dignity'. Since the thirteenth century it has been traditional to include a ruby as the principal stone in the ring. The presentation of the ring forms part of the investiture of the coronation, which is preceded by the anointing with holy oil, and is followed by the crowning itself. The King and Queen arrive at the West Gate of the Abbey. The state trumpeters of the Household Cavalry, stationed in the Abbey, sound a fanfare. During the recognition, the King stands in the coronation theatre and turns to show himself to the people at each of the four directions – east, south, west and north. No high street names have announced special closures over the Bank Holiday weekend, unlike when many supermarkets and stores closed as a mark of respect on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Due to being a bank holiday, shops may operate on different opening and closing hours, and each shop's times may differ.