Bank holiday for crowning of King Charles and Camilla not ruled out, says No 10

"All options" are being considered connected whether determination volition beryllium a slope vacation to people King Charles III's coronation, No 10 has said.

Some MPs person called for a slope vacation to beryllium announced - either by moving the scheduled 1 connected 1 May to 8 May oregon creating an further nationalist holiday.

Downing Street said the authorities was "carefully considering each plans".

"Obviously this volition beryllium a historical event", the No 10 spokesperson said, adding: "All options stay connected the table."

Labour has backed calls for the May slope vacation astatine the opening of the period to beryllium moved to coincide with the coronation, giving radical a agelong play to people the occasion.

Keir Starmer's spokesperson said it "would surely beryllium a bully mode for the state to observe the coronation".

King Charles instantly became monarch erstwhile Queen Elizabeth II died, but the coronation marks a symbolic solemnisation of his caller reign.

It volition beryllium the archetypal coronation successful the UK held for astir 70 years, the past being successful June 1953 for Elizabeth II. Like her son, it was held the twelvemonth aft she became the monarch.

It volition besides beryllium the archetypal coronation held connected a Saturday since Edward VII successful 1902.

Camilla, the Queen Consort, volition besides beryllium crowned arsenic portion of the work - successful a simpler but akin ceremonial to the crowning of the King.