Preposterously valuable, ancient and often odd ceremonial items at heart of monarchical mythmaking Unlike some British royal rituals, which may be no more than a few centuries old, the coronation is genuinely very ancient, still following the structure of the ceremony used to crown kings of England before 1066. For […]
The coronation will be held at 11am BST on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla begins at 11am on Saturday, and takes place in Westminster Abbey. Guests attending will include members of the royal family, as well as international representatives from […]
The people are essential to monarchy; the power of performance lies in the response of the audience Crowds will line the streets to take part in the coronation. But many present will later struggle to explain exactly why they were there. Witnessing a historic event might be the best answer. […]
Crowning of new king and queen will include UK’s biggest military spectacle in 70 years Foreign royalty, heads of state and other dignitaries from around the globe have descended on London for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which will include a military spectacle unmatched in Britain […]
Result comes in battleground regarded as crucial to party’s hopes in a future Westminster contest England council local elections – follow the results live Labour has taken control of Plymouth council from the Conservatives in the England local elections – securing a key target in a battleground regarded as crucial […]
Results are coming in for 230 councils in England, including metropolitan, unitary and district authorities, plus four mayoral races Live results tracker Labour gains control of Plymouth – full report Prof Rob Ford, an elections specialist, has written an article for the Guardian trying to assess what would be a […]
Speaking of ‘iconic’ nature of event, Christian Bunt says he will use controversial new police powers The police chief in charge of security in Windsor has said he will have “a lower tolerance” for disruption caused by protest due to the “iconic” nature of the coronation. The Thames Valley police […]
Wrong documents and a requirement to remove masks leave some unable to vote in local elections UK politics live – latest updates The introduction of voter ID in England has left a number of people, often from more marginalised groups, unable to cast ballots in local elections – although some […]
Results from 230 councils expected to trickle in throughout Friday, with study of new voter ID rules due in June Voting has closed in local elections which marked Rishi Sunak’s debut as an electoral figurehead for the Conservatives, as well as for the full rollout of new rules obliging people […]
Second Russian oil refinery hit in in two days; ‘We don’t attack Putin, or Moscow. We fight on our own territory’, says Zelenskiy Here is more on the oil refinery attack from Tass and Reuters. Part of an oil refinery in southern Russia is on fire after it was hit […]