Pair start camping outside Buckingham Palace a week before coronation as new details of service released
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be officially crowned next Saturday , but royal devotees Sky London and Carol Foster have already taken their places on the Mall ahead of the ceremony. They have set up a group of tents together, and are well supplied with deck chairs and snacks.
The pair have been friends ever since, meeting up to celebrate their own birthdays, as well as the birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales. Asked what she was most looking forward to about the coronation, Ms Foster said: "Seeing everybody dressed up, the pomp and ceremony. New ground has been broken in other areas, from the inclusion of female Bishops the first time, to the use of Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic languages and the opportunity for those watching around the globe to join in and pay homage to the King. When Charles is crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, leaders from Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and Buddhist groups will deliver a greeting to the King in unison, which he will acknowledge.
Millions watching the coronation around the world will also be asked to cry out and swear allegiance to the King, with the public given an active role in the ancient ceremony for the first time in history.
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