The ceremony marking the coronation of King Charles III was underneath means at 11am on Saturday morning, heralding a day of historical ceremony and navy spectacle that can draw on a millennium of British historical past.

World leaders and international royalty attended the occasion at Westminster Abbey — scene of royal coronations since William the Conqueror was topped in 1066 — earlier than taking part in a day of celebrations.

The ceremony, the primary since Queen Elizabeth was topped in 1953, befell within the historical church, with about 2,000 company. King Charles and Queen Camilla will probably be topped at about noon.

Some 7,000 navy personnel gathered in London forward of the largest parade by the armed forces for 70 years, a lot of them arriving in full uniform at Waterloo station.

Different occasions will embody a navy fly-past by 60 plane and the royal household will seem on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at round 2pm to greet the crowds.

London’s climate was blended with forecasts of rain throughout the day, just like the meteorological circumstances that greeted Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.

The nation has been given a Financial institution Vacation weekend to mark the occasion, and avenue events are deliberate throughout the nation.

Some anti-monarchy protesters assembled in London and the occasion was surrounded by an enormous safety presence. Organisers are additionally planning for the potential of protests aimed toward visiting world leaders.

A suggestion by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, that the general public needs to be invited to participate by saying an oath of allegiance to the king had precipitated some controversy.

Jonathan Dimbleby, the broadcaster and a good friend of King Charles, stated he thought the monarch would discover the thought “abhorrent”. On Saturday it was confirmed that the wording of the service could be modified.

Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, instructed the BBC that the “phrases of invitation” had modified and other people could be requested to precise their assist for the king “in a barely totally different means”.

London has been steadily filling with international guests over the previous week. On Friday the King hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace for international royals and different company, together with US first woman Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian first woman.

Rishi Sunak, prime minister, stated the coronation could be a “second of extraordinary nationwide pleasure”.

He added: “It’s a proud expression of our historical past, tradition and traditions. A vivid demonstration of the trendy character of our nation. And a cherished ritual by which a brand new period is born.”

The face of Britain has modified significantly since Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The UK is now a much more various nation and has a Hindu prime minister, a Muslim mayor of London and a Muslim first minister in Scotland.

On Saturday, the Archbishop of Canterbury stated in a BBC broadcast that King Charles would bear the burden of expectation of the nation.