As His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation this coming weekend draws nearer, I wanted to make sure you have the key dates and times, as well as details of how to find all the fantastic local events here in our constituency to celebrate this wonderful moment in our national story:
- SATURDAY 6TH MAY AT 11AM – the Coronation Ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, with an official ‘big screen’ site at Alnwick Castle (open to the public, no booking required) showing the live broadcast
- SUNDAY 7TH MAY AT 8PM – a spectacular Coronation Concert will be performed at Windsor Castle, while iconic locations across the UK will be lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations – including Newcastle’s Tyne Bridge and Gateshead’s Millennium Bridge
- MONDAY 8TH MAY – a special Coronation Bank Holiday has been proclaimed by the Prime Minister, which also gives everyone an opportunity to join good causes in their local communities through the ‘Big Help Out’
You can find all 3,467 public events and 566 street parties shared so far at: coronation.gov.uk/events/