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Big screens will be set up in more than 30 locations across the UK to show King Charles' Coronation in May, the Government has announced.
Officials will spend more than £1 million to ensure thousands of people have the chance to watch the ceremony with Charles and Queen Consort Camilla on May 6. , with confirmed sites across a number of Yorkshire towns and cities, The Mirror reports. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the coronation in Westminster Abbey will be a "magical moment". World leaders are set to descend on London as the UK, nearly 70 years after the late Queen's coronation in June 1953.Ms Frazer said: “The Coronation will be a magical moment that brings people together to celebrate the best of Britain over a special weekend in May.
Councils will also be hosting their own community events to mark the landmark day. There will be a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7 May. Across the weekend tens of thousands of Coronation ‘Big Lunches’ and street parties will be held. The Government said that further screen sites will be announced in due course. Some screening sites will also show the Coronation Concert on the Sunday.Yorkshire and Humber
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