At London’s Westminster Abbey, Charles, son of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II, officially became King Charles III while his wife Camilla was crowned Queen.

The newly crowned King and Queen wave to cheering crowds as they make their way back to Buckingham Palace in the majestic Gold State Coach.

The King and Queen were accompanied by members of the Royal Family as they appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the flypast and the conclusion of the day’s ceremonial events. The King then vowed to preserve the Protestant religion in the UK and to maintain the rights of the Church of England. The 2300 guests invited to Westminster Abbey were given strict instructions to begin arriving for the event at 7.

At 12pm (GMT), King Charles III became the oldest person ever to have been crowned monarch in the UK. Laura, who was sporting a Union Jack bucket hat and a fresh royal blue manicure, said King Charles is “underrated”. As the morning progressed, celebrities, royals and more than 100 heads of state were seated in the Abbey.

Prince George, who was one of eight schoolboys taking on the role of Page of Honour, held his grandfather’s regal robes as he entered the Abbey. In an archaic ritual which in keeping with tradition, was hidden behind a screen, 74-year-old Charles was anointed with holy oil and swore the oath of kings. The coronation ceremony kicked off at 11am sharp, after the King and Queen pulled up to the Abbey in a gilt-trimmed, horse-drawn carriage. During his arrival, the King was wearing the Robe of State, a deep red coronation tunic and cream silk overshirt with royal naval trousers, which are regularly worn as part of his Royal Navy full ceremonial tailcoat. Prince Harry was wearing a morning suit in lieu of military uniform or robes and sandwiched between Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, and their spouses.

It’s the year of the tiger in the Chinese new year calendar, so why not wear your stripes loud and proud? Tens of thousands of people stood in the drizzle along the procession route, while many more packed into pubs to watch the spectacle over a pint. He’s been at the forefront of so many important environmental issues for such a long time, and I think the world is catching up to him in that regard,” she said.The royal redhead, who reportedly flew into Heathrow on a commercial American Airlines flight, sans Meghan as expected, sat three rows behind Prince William and Kate Middleton. The King and Queen appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their family to watch a scaled-down military flypast. For the service itself, Charles donned the Stole Royal, a garment made of gold cloth newly created and embroidered by the Royal School of needlework. As he left the Abbey King Charles made his final wardrobe switch - into the Robe of Estate and a coronation tunic in the deep royal purple.

Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at Westminster Abbey. A little further down the Mall, 21-year-old Cara Rogers was already toasting the King with a plastic cup of vodka and lemonade. We’re seeing them everywhere too – especially across London on frosty morning commutes, as well as on the heads of Saturday night clubbers.

All Black captain Richie McCaw made an appearance alongside Lionel Richie and Jill Biden, while Boris Johnson and the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister - Liz Truss - had also scored invites. Rain fell intermittently from a grey sky over the course of the occasion, prompting Union Jack brollies to open amid a sea of spectators on the Mall and beyond. Having flown all the way from Boston, Massachusetts, Laura Richardson, her husband Peter and their daughter Kate were thrilled to have nabbed front-row seats on the Mall.