Coronation of King Charles III– in pictures

7 May 2023

The Guardian

Coronation of King Charles III in pictures

The best photos from the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, the procession through central London and the crowds of royal fans – and protesters

Three woman from Toronto, Canada, enjoying King Charles’s coronation. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian
Mounted police officers on the Mall before the coronation

Photograph: Charles McQuillan/AP
Indigenous men perform a traditional smoking ceremony at a tree-planting event to commemorate the coronation at the Government House in Sydney, Australia

Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
Nick Cave and the former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams arriving for the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Reuters
The rain falls on spectators at Hyde Park

Photograph: Sarah M Lee/The Guardian
Lionel Richie arrives at Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Pool/Reuters
The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, and Andrew Lloyd Webber with his wife, Madeleine Lloyd Webber, at Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Pool/Reuters
The pre-service concert in Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Aaron Chown/Pool/Reuters
Dame Joanna Lumley poses for a photograph as she arrives for the coronation ceremony

Photograph: Jane Barlow/Pool/Reuters
Police amid protesters in Trafalgar Square

Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian
Protesters from the climate protest group Just Stop Oil are apprehended by police officers

Photograph: Justin Tallis/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Royal fans watch the coronation ceremony on a screen in Hyde park. The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised

Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
The Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, walks outside Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Crowds in ponchos

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
The king and queen leave Buckingham Palace at the start of the coronation

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
A marching band

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian
Prince Andrew and Princess Eugenie travelling in a state car

Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Prince Louis of Wales at Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images
The coronation procession

Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer
Former prime ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, with their partners, sit in Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Richard Pohle/AP
The Royal British Legion crosses the road to Horse Guards Parade under the watchful eye of an armed police officer

Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer
King Charles III arrives in Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Andrew Matthews/WPA Pool/Getty Images
King Charles and Prince George stand during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
Left to right front row: the Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte, a yawning Prince Louis, the Princess of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh

Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Floella Benjamin carrying the king’s sceptre, traditionally known as the rod of equity and mercy

Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock
King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the coronation ceremony

Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
King Charles III sits as he receives St Edward’s Crown

Photograph: Jonathan Brady/Pool/AP
Prince William touches the crown and pledges loyalty to King Charles III, during his coronation ceremony, in Westminster Abbey

Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer
Queen Camilla is crowned by the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

Photograph: Richard Pohle/WPA/Getty Images
King Charles III after being crowned by the archbishop of Canterbury

Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer
Penny Mordaunt carries the Sword of State

Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA
Prince Harry and Prince Andrew leave Westminster Abbey after the coronation ceremony

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Britain’s King Charles III, wearing the imperial state crown and carrying the sovereign’s orb and sceptre, leaves Westminster Abbey after the coronation

Photograph: Ben Stansall/WPA/Getty Images
A republican anti-monarchist rally was organised by Our Republic on Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
The Princess and Prince of Wales return to Buckingham Palace

Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian
King Charles III in the gold state coach outside Westminster Abbey

Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
King Charles III wearing the imperial state crown, and Queen Camilla wearing a modified version of Queen Mary’s crown, wave from the Buckingham Palace balcony after a Royal Air Force fly-past

Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian