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Royals: How much has the UK taxpayer spent on royal events this year? This May 6 will see the coronation of King Charles III and the UK is gearing up for a week of celebrations including a royal procession, a royal service, concerts and plenty of street parties. The coronation wil mark the third major royal event in the space of 12 months – including the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, followed by Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September of that year. Most royal events are funded or at least partly funded by the UK taxpayer, and many who are…

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London travel news ahead of May coronation bank holiday weekend London is set for a bit of a shutdown this bank holiday weekend, as the royal coronation kicks off on Saturday, May 6 2023. The service will take place at 11 am at Westminster Abbey and thousands of people are expected to line the streets of the city to watch the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back. But due to the royal event, there will be substantial road closures in central London from the evening of May 5 until after the formalities end. Roads in and around…

Does the coronation affect the upcoming Premier League matches? The Coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey will take place on Saturday, May 6, and much of the UK will be focused on the weekend events. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, football matches in the UK were postponed for the weekend, including three Premier League games. So will football be postponed again? In the Premier League, all ten games will still go ahead over the course of the weekend but a number of fixtures have been rescheduled to ease the pressure on London. The Manchester…

A short guide to the royal coronation King Charles III will be crowned alongside his wife Camilla in Westminster Abbey on May 6 2023. The ceremony comes eight months after his accession and the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace stated that the event will be steeped in tradition and pageantry while also acknowledging the monarch’s modern role and looking to the future. The ceremony will see the King anointed with holy oil, receive the orb, coronation ring and sceptre, and be crowned with the St Edward’s Crown and then blessed. Camilla will also be anointed with holy oil…

The Guardian – UK and US in challenge to tech firms over growing power of AI Summary of the front page The Guardian leads on a story about the UK and US intervening in the race to develop ever more powerful artificial intelligence technology. It notes that the launch came on the same day that the US government published a statement saying that the firms had a “fundamental responsibility to make sure their products are safe before they are deployed or made public”. The front page also reports on plans for Belize to become a republic. Today’s top stories Like…

Metro – The man who would be king … send his HICtorious Summary of the front page The Metro splashes on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ visit to a pub in London ahead of the coronation this weekend. The paper says the prince “pulled a rather foamy pint” of ale and “hinted at more boozy celebrations” to come. “I love a cocktail!” it quotes him as saying, “[But] best not to do it before the Coronation.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Financial Times – ECB slows rate rise campaign but warns fight against inflation not over Summary of the front page The European Central Bank has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as the central bank’s president warned that the fight against inflation was not yet over, the Financial Times writes. The paper says the president of the Bank, Christine Lagarde, has signalled the rate rise will not be the last such move this year, though adds that “with price pressures down from their peak and a credit crunch looming, many economists think the rate-tightening cycle is…