King's Coronation: UK Bank Holiday? Shop Opening Time
On Saturday, King Charles will be coronated. The ceremony will be modified but still have some parts that honor tradition. It will be a bit more simplistic than past coronations.
Lots of soldiers will be involved in the coronation. This is the biggest military operation for 70 years. They will do things like shooting guns, flying planes, and marching in parades.
Over 57 places in the UK will show the events on big screens. This means over 100,000 people get to watch in their own towns. This came from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The coronation has other celebrations besides the service. These celebrations last from Saturday to Monday. The Monday is a bank holiday and will affect shop opening times.
Is May 8 A Bank Holiday?
An extra bank holiday will happen on Monday 8 May. This is because of the King's coronation. The Government made the announcement.
This past November, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the crowning of a new monarch is an extraordinary time for the UK.
He announced there will be an extra bank holiday in the UK. This is to celebrate a special occasion. The occasion is very important. It's a historic event. The holiday will be for everyone in the UK. It will happen next year.
I'm excited for folks to celebrate and honor King Charles III through events. They'll be held all over the country.
The crowning of the King is happening for three days. It will begin with the official ceremony.
The important day starts in the morning. You can watch the procession from 6am. At 7.15-8.30am, you can go through security to enter Westminster Abbey.
Important people like leaders, officials, and royals will come at 9.30am to 10.45am.
2,300 guests are coming to an event. Jill Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Han Zheng, Michelle O'Neill, Anthony Albanese and Shehbaz Sharif are among them.
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and all his past counterparts will attend. Cabinet ministers and Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer will also be there.
TV presenters Ant and Dec, British Vogue's top editor Edward Enninful, and singer-songwriter Lionel Richie will likely be among the congregation.
The procession will start at 10.20am from Buckingham Palace. It will reach Westminster Abbey at 10.53am. It is for the King and Queen Consort.
Starting at 11am, there will be a two-hour long service. The most important moment is at midday when the King gets crowned.
The Archbishop of Canterbury puts the St Edward's Crown on Charles. Trumpets play and guns shoot in the UK.
After the service finishes, the King and Queen will ride in the Gold State Coach. They'll go through Parliament Square, then Whitehall, and Trafalgar Square. They'll pass through Admiralty Arch and finally end up at Buckingham Palace at 1.33pm.
The King's coronation procession is only 1.3 miles long. The Queen's procession was five miles. The King's procession is a quarter of the length of the Queen's.
After that, the Royal Family will head to the balcony. Other members will come too. This is for the flypast at 2.15pm.
Lots of people are having street parties this weekend. They want everyone to get together for the coronation big lunch. It's happening all across the country.
The palace spokeswoman said that big lunches are happening from Saturday to Monday. These are to celebrate and share friendship nationwide.
There's a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle. The show starts at 8pm. There'll be performances by Take That, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Steve Winwood, and Nicole Scherzinger from The Pussycat Dolls.
Hugh Bonneville, from Paddington and Downton Abbey, is hosting the show. Tom Cruise, Dame Joan Collins, Bear Grylls, and Sir Tom Jones are giving video messages.
A pre-recorded sketch series is coming. The sketches will tell us new things about the monarch. We will also see Winnie the Pooh in the sketches. This is like when Paddington Bear drank tea with the Queen. All this will happen during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The event "Lighting up the Nation" will take place in 10 locations. Seven of these locations have been announced. One location is Blackpool seafront in Lancashire. People can go to Blackpool Tower to watch. It will be a viewing party.
On bank holiday Monday, there will be a thing called "big help out". They want to get more volunteers by showing them it's easy to help out. Hopefully, this will inspire a new generation of helpers.
The Buckingham Palace declared that it will showcase the good influence volunteering does on nationwide communities.
The palace said Charles and Camilla support the "big help out" initiatives, but will not attend any events.
Stores' Hours For Coronation Weekend?
Check your store's opening hours directly. It's a good idea.
on Friday, June 11, will change because it is a public holiday in some countries. People waiting for their orders on that day may expect a delay due to a high number of delivery requests. The company is open as usual on Saturday, June 12.
On May 7th, we will have regular Sunday hours.
On Monday, May 8th, shops will close earlier in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at 8pm. However, shops in Scotland will stay open until 10pm.
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On Coronation day, our store will operate normally during regular business hours.
Sunday 7 May- business hours like any normal Sunday.
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on a Saturday On coronation day, we will maintain our usual operating hours as we would on any other Saturday.
On Sunday, May 7th, we will be open during our regular Sunday hours.
We haven't confirmed the event for Monday, May 8th yet.
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on June 2nd June 2nd will be Coronation day, but there won't be any changes in normal hours for shops, restaurants, or other businesses. Everything will be working as usual. So, if you need to run errands, you can do it as on any other day. But let's not forget the importance of this date in the British history. On June 2nd, 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey and became the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
On Sunday 7 May, we will have our regular business hours.
On Monday 8 May, we will be operating at our regular hours.
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On Coronation day, business will operate as usual with normal hours.
On Sunday 7 May, we will be open during our regular Sunday hours.
On Monday 8 May, the opening hours will be from 7 in the morning until 10 in the night.
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On coronation day, our opening hours will remain the same as usual.
On Sunday 7 May, we will be operating under our normal Sunday hours.
On Monday 8 May, our operating hours will be from 7am to 10pm.
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On the day of the coronation, we will operate under our regular hours.
On May 7th, we will be open during our regular Sunday hours.
On Monday, May 8th, our business is open from 8 in the morning until 8 at night.
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