Celebrations for the King’s Coronation took place at Nottingham Castle on Saturday, May 6, as a special viewing of the royal event was shown.
The sold out screening had large crowds sitting watching the coronation on the big screen. It marked the first time The Castle has been open for months following the closure last year. The gates opened at 10am for the special screening of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at Westminster Abbey, in London.
The atmosphere was full of ‘buzz’ and ‘excitement as people laid down their picnic blankets and set up their camping chairs to sit and watch the coronation. Married couple Martin and Angela Crotty from Carlton, were both dressed up for the occasion in red, white and blue.
The two were among the crowd watching the screen at Nottingham Castle. Angela, 48, said: “I’m buzzing, I love it. We’ve got an extra day off for the bank holiday. It’s a once in a lifetime thing. We normally have a big party at home but with the castle home we get to see it here. For me, I’m buzzing.”
Martin, 44, added: “It’s making the most of a monumental moment.”
47-year-old Bernadette Thomson, from Sherwood, said: “What a fantastic occasion. It’s been a long time since Queen Elizabeth's coronation, you have to come along. You have to come to the Castle for it, the big screen and we’ve got Prosecco as well.”
Wearing a crown and enjoying a glass of prosecco Mary Gleeson added: “It’s wonderful, it’s lovely.”
International Students Aditi Gupta, Ruchira Kumai and Divya Malhotra are full of excitement. The four friends began studying eight months ago and had never experienced a celebration like this.
Divya said: “We are pretty excited, it’s really our first experience of the coronation and the United Kingdom.”
Aditi added: “We are international students.”
Ruchira said: “It amazes us, seeing the King and also the castle.”
Aditi added: “We haven’t been to the castle before. I find Nottingham to be quite beautiful.”
Now the coronation ceremony has finished and King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been crowned. However, celebrations will continue as the Coronation concert will take place tomorrow, May 7. The concert will also be screened at the Nottingham Castle where gates open at 7pm.
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