He is Oxford-educated father-of-five Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 67, and was responsible for organising Elizabeth II's funeral, as well as the Accession and State Openings of Parliament. The Earl Marshal - the Duke of Norfolk - is in overall charge of the coronation.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has presided over almost every coronation since the Norman Conquest in 1066. The service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, a position currently held by Justin Welby. Like every coronation in the last 900 years, the ceremony for the King took place at Westminster Abbey, where the Queen's funeralwas held in September and where the Prince and Princess of Wales married in 2011.
Image: Westminster Abbey floorplan, showing the Coronation Theatre The audience will be made up of 10,000 people drawn from a ticket ballot, along with volunteers from charities affiliated to the King and Queen. It will also feature "the coronation choir", a diverse group of community choirs and amateur singers from across the UK, including refugee choirs, NHS choirs, LGBTQ+ singing groups and deaf signing choirs. The coronation concert will see music stars descend on Windsor Castle, with Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie on the line-up. The Big Help Out - will encourage people to try volunteering in their local area.
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