The coronation will “link us in a profound way with our national story”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said, adding that people will be “struck by the majesty and sacred wonder” of the ceremony.

Almost 1,000 years after the first recorded crowning of a monarch at Westminster Abbey in 1066, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will arrive at 11am today for the first British coronation of the 21st century.

The Most Rev Justin Welby will preside and explained yesterday that it would “reach deep into our nation’s Christian history” while also serving as “a powerful reflection and celebration of who we are today, in all our wonderful diversity”.

He said: “The coronation promises to be a beautiful, joyful and historic occasion. People can certainly

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