More than 14 million people tuned in to watch King Charles III's coronation on BBC television, the corporation said on Sunday.
At its peak, 13.4 million watched on the main BBC One channel, with an average of 11.9 million watching Saturday's coverage of the ceremony.
But the figures indicate that overall viewing figures were well down on previous major royal occasions. In 2011, more than 24 million viewers watched the wedding of Charles's son Prince William on BBC terrestrial television.
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