Charles III and Camilla are crowned King and Queen

Charles III officially becomes King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bells ring, trumpets sound and gun salutes fire across the UK as King Charles III crowned

Summary

1. Charles III and Camilla are crowned King and Queen in a ceremony full of music and symbolism inside Westminster Abbey
2. Wearing his grandfather’s crimson velvet robe, King Charles took an oath, was anointed with holy oil, before the St Edward’s Crown was placed on his head
3. Camilla, the Queen Consort, was crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown in a similar ceremony moments later
4. About 2,200 people, including the Royal Family, celebrities, faith leaders and heads of state, are inside the Abbey to witness the event
5. The royal couple arrived for the service in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach after a procession through central London
6. Earlier, leading members of Republic, the anti-monarchy group, were among half a dozen people arrested near Trafalgar Square