Carlos III will be crowned king in the spring of 2023

The newly proclaimed Charles III will celebrate its coronation in a solemn ceremony that will take place in the spring of next year, as it progresses The Sun.

The traditional act will take place at Westminster Abbey, in London, the same setting where the state funeral of the Queen isabel II This Monday, September 19. In this way, the monarch will wear the royal crown in 2023, a very symbolic date, since it will be 70 years after his mother ascended the Throne (in 1953). The newspaper suggests that it will most likely be held in May.

Westminster is an icon in the history of the United Kingdom. It has been the staging of 16 royal weddings, including the nuptials of Elizabeth II herself and her husband, Philip of Edinburgh in 1947. It also houses the oldest gate in England, dating from 1050. And the abbey is , in addition, the seat of the enthronement, since it has the emblematic Chair of the Coronation. The throne, commissioned by King Edward I, bears the Stone of Scone or Stone of Destiny. Since 1606, a total of 39 monarchs have been crowned at Westminster. Carlos III joins the list and will be the 40th sovereign to occupy the throne.