After a religious ceremony on May 6th, the UK will witness three days of celebrations for the coronation of Charles III. The religious ceremony is rooted in royal traditions, but the king wanted to modernize it.

This historic day will start with the "King's Procession", which will head to Westminster from Buckingham Palace, in a carriage that will travel about two kilometers.

The ceremony is scheduled to start at 11:00 (10:00 GMT) and last for about an hour under the supervision of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church.

The celebration, which will include classical music and more modern musical compositions, is supposed to reflect "the king's role today and aspiration to the future, while rooted in tradition and historical greatness," according to the palace.

Although Charles III (74 years) wanted a simpler and shorter celebration than the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, in front of an audience of guests limited to two thousand people (foreign leaders, kings, elected officials, civil society), some steps remain unchangeable.

Once in church, the King will be introduced to the audience, who will salute him, before taking the oath.

The Coronation Oath, written since 1688, has undergone changes over the centuries. For example, Elizabeth II swore to rule "according to her laws" the people of the United Kingdom and the 14 other countries of the Crown, and to defend the Anglican faith, which the king presides over.

Charles would be characterized by a more ecumenical discourse towards all religions.

Next, the King, seated in King Edward's Chair, will receive the anointing from the Archbishop, then the royal robes, the golden ball with a cross, and the scepter and crown of St. Edward will be placed on his head.

Members of the ruling family will pay homage to the king.

After that, the King and Queen Camilla, who will also be crowned during the ceremony, will leave in a carriage as part of the "coronation procession" towards Buckingham, accompanied this time by a procession of about four thousand soldiers dressed in ceremonial clothes.

The royal family will finally appear on the palace balcony to greet the crowd and watch the Royal Air Force planes take to the skies.

Some members of the royal family will play a role during the coronation ceremony, while others, such as Prince Harry, who is present without his wife Meghan, or his uncle, Prince Andrew, who has been affected by a sex scandal, will be present only as spectators.

Thus, Charles chose four companions from his relatives, including his grandson Prince George (9 years old), second in the line of succession to the throne, and the young son of Edward Tollemache, the king's baptismal son.

For her part, Queen Consort Camilla chose members of her family from her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles. She will be accompanied by three of her grandchildren, Gus, Louis and Freddie, in addition to Arthur, who is the son of one of her nephews.

In addition to the May 6 ceremony, the UK is preparing for three days of coronation festivities.

The people were invited to participate Sunday in a "big lunch" as part of the parties taking place in the neighborhoods, where the "coronation tart" will be on the menu, the recipe of which was revealed by the palace in mid-April.

And at night, a concert will be held at Windsor Castle in west London, which will be attended by 10,000 randomly selected Britons.

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and tenor Andrea Bocelli lead a poster for this concert marked by the absence of British stars.
Finally, the royal family will invite Britons to do volunteer work on Monday, May 8, which will be a day off.