King Charles: Your essential guide to the coronation weekend

King Charles III's coronation volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday 6 May astatine Westminster Abbey successful London.

On the time of the ceremony, the King volition beryllium crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort and a big of different events person been planned passim the weekend. An other slope vacation has been confirmed connected Monday, 8 May to people the occasion.

Here is your usher to what volition happen, time by day.

London volition beryllium preparing for parades, crowds and thoroughfare parties. Road closures are expected successful cardinal London passim the full weekend. Tube and obstruction services volition beryllium moving arsenic normal, with immoderate changes to autobus routes and times. Public transport is apt to beryllium busier. If you're getting astir London, program your travel up and cheque travel updates.

You tin travel the preparations successful London and Windsor connected BBC News and bbc.co.uk/news. The sum volition bespeak a scope of attitudes connected the monarchy and the caller King and Queen Consort. At 20:00 BST, Sing For The King: The Search for the Coronation Choir will beryllium broadcast connected BBC One and volition besides beryllium disposable connected BBC iPlayer.

Westminster Abbey volition big the archetypal coronation work successful 70 years. Crowds are expected on the Mall, Whitehall and Parliament Square, wherever the King's procession volition beryllium visible. The viewing areas volition beryllium unfastened from 06:00 BST connected Saturday.

Invited guests volition statesman arriving astatine the Abbey aboriginal successful the morning. The King's Procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey volition instrumentality spot earlier the Coronation Service, which starts astatine 11:00 BST. Once the work is over, it volition beryllium followed by the Coronation Procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace. Later successful the afternoon, the King and Queen volition greet crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony for the flypast.

How to watch: In London, members of the nationalist tin ticker the events connected large screens successful St. James's Park, Green Park and Hyde Park. Further large screens volition besides beryllium acceptable up crossed the country, including Birmingham Centenary Square, Belfast City Hall and Cardiff Castle. A peculiar BBC broadcast volition screen each the ceremonial events arsenic they unfold passim the time connected BBC One and BBC News. Live streams volition besides beryllium disposable connected BBC iPlayer, bbc.co.uk/news and connected YouTube.

The state volition commencement the time getting acceptable for The Coronation Big Lunch, 1 of Queen Camilla's patronages. Neighbours and communities crossed the state are being invited to stock nutrient and amusive together.

In the evening, starting astatine 20:00 BST, The Coronation Concert volition showcase the country's divers taste practice successful music, theatre and dance. As portion of the show, assorted iconic locations astir the UK volition beryllium lit up with projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations successful Lightning Up The Nation.

How to watch: The Coronation Concert volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. In London it volition beryllium shown connected the large surface successful St. James's Park.

On Bank Holiday Monday, members of the nationalist volition beryllium invited to instrumentality portion successful The Big Help Out, aiming to rise consciousness of volunteering.

Thousands of organisations crossed the state are encouraging the nationalist to marque a quality successful their section communities, with plentifulness of opportunities to get involved.

For those staying astatine home, specially-commissioned programming volition beryllium disposable connected iPlayer, including Charles R: The Making of a Monarch, Songs of Praise: A Coronation Celebration and Stitching for Britain.