King Charles III will be crowned exactly at noon. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will place the Edwardian crown on the head of the British monarch at 12:00 p.m. (local time, 1:00 p.m. CEST) on May 6 in London's Westminster Abbey, the PA news agency reported. Trumpets sounded and gun salutes were fired across the country.

As can be seen from a PA overview, the service lasted a total of two hours with around 2000 participants, which was a little longer than previously thought. Accordingly, Charles and King Consort Camilla enter the church at 11 a.m. through the main portal, having previously covered the route from Buckingham Palace in a state carriage.

At 1:00 p.m., the magnificent procession back to Buckingham Palace begins, which the coronation couple is supposed to reach in the golden state carriage after exactly 33 minutes. The procession takes just as long as on the way there - but then Charles and Camilla use a different carriage.

In the garden of the city palace, the king and queen receive a royal salute before showing themselves to the people on the balcony at around 2:15 p.m. together with their closest family. The public celebrations on Saturday will end with a flyover by an aerobatic squadron.

Charles' younger son Prince Harry is unlikely to be on the balcony as he has given up his royal duties and is no longer a working royal. The 38-year-old, whose relationship with Charles and brother Prince William is badly damaged, is expected to travel back to the United States soon after the coronation, where he will be with his wife Duchess Meghan and their children Prince Archie, who will be four on the coronation day , and Princess Lilibet lives.