Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said it would be “a spectacular and fitting tribute' to the monarch, who is also commander-in-chief of the U.K. armed forces.
, the U.K. forces’ biggest ceremonial deployment in seven decades, the government said Sunday.
Gun salutes will ring out from British warships and army bases across the country, and later military aircraft — from World War II Spitfires to modern fighter jets — will perform a flypast over the palace.Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said it would be "a spectacular and fitting tribute" to the monarch, who is also commander-in-chief of the U.K. armed forces.After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III gave his first address on Sept.
Hundreds of troops from 35 Commonwealth countries will also play roles in the ceremonies for Britain’s first coronation since that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
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