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King and Queen appear on Buckingham Palace balcony to acknowledge cr...

A few minutes past midday, Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.

King and Queen crowned on historic day of celebration

A few minutes past midday, Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.

176 dead and dozens missing after Congo floods

Heavy rain in recent days has brought misery to thousands in east Africa, including in Uganda and Kenya.

At least 200 dead and many more missing after DR Congo floods

Heavy rain in recent days has brought misery to thousands in east Africa, including in Uganda and Kenya.

Gun salutes at Edinburgh and Stirling castles mark King’s coronation

The ceremony was beamed on to a big screen in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens, and Glasgow Cathedral also screened the proceedings live.

The Penny is mightier than the sword: Twitter reacts to coronation c...

Penny Mordaunt carried the Jewelled Sword of Offering for ‘longer than Liz Truss was Prime Minister’, according to Twitter users.

Horse rears backwards into crowds during coronation procession

No one appeared to be injured.

Coronation flypast scaled down due to bad weather

Only helicopters and the Red Arrows will take part.

Gun salute marks coronation celebrations in Northern Ireland

About 2,000 people gathered in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle to watch the coronation service.

Thousands attend independence march in Glasgow

Organisers told the crowd the attendance was estimated to be more than 20,000

Police face criticism over ‘incredibly alarming’ arrests before coro...

Campaign groups said the arrests were ‘something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London’.

Police criticised over ‘incredibly alarming’ arrests before coronati...

Campaign groups said the arrests were ‘something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London’.

Britons told to don raincoats and expect puddles amid damp coronatio...

The Met Office had warned Saturday risked being a washout for Royal fans lining streets in the capital for coronation events.

In Pictures: Ceremonial splendour as King is crowned

As tens of thousands waited in the rain, Charles took his oath as sovereign inside Westminster Abbey.

Archbishop spends several seconds adjusting crown for King during ce...

The official crowning of King Charles took around eight seconds.

Camilla crowned Queen on historic day

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed Queen Mary’s Crown on the Queen’s head during the ceremony.

Prime Minister delivers reading at King’s coronation

Rishi Sunak read from the Epistle to the Colossians during the Westminster Abbey service.

Charles crowned King as world watches

Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.

Prince Louis seen yawning and fidgeting during coronation service

The five-year-old royal is at Westminster Abbey with his parents the Prince and Princess of Wales and siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Pro-Kremlin novelist injured as car explodes in Russia

Zakhar Prilepin is a well-known nationalist writer and a supporter of what the Kremlin calls its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine.