ITV has announced a huge schedule shakeup in the coming weeks, as viewers will notice changes to Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning, and Loose Women.
From Friday, May 1, these daytime programmes will be altered to recognise and celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. During the week leading up to the coronation, GMB will be joined by various experts, dignitaries and friends of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Consort, including Hugo Vickers and Andrew Morton.
Lorraine will also host guests every day that week covering different aspects of the celebration, including Lady Glenconner who was Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation ceremony.
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On Friday’s show, the day before the event, Lorraine will dedicate the entire programme to coronation content including the best food for coronation street parties to the most fashionable party looks.
Also on the Friday, May 5, This Morning and Coronation Street will team up for a very special 150 minute episode, live from Weatherfield. After this, the Loose Women studio will be "transformed" into a traditional British garden party.
On Saturday, May 6, there will be a special episode of GMB from 6am, in celebration of the upcoming coronation. Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard will be live from Westminster Abbey, while Ranvir Singh will be outside the Abbey speaking to guests as they arrive, Kate Garraway will be live from Buckingham Palace, Charlotte Hawkins will be with the Armed Forces and Laura Tobin will be live from the Long Walk in Windsor.
From 8.30am, ITV will air a special ITV News programme King Charles III: The Coronation. Presented by Julie Etchingham and Tom Bradby, the programme will broadcast live from a special studio outside of Buckingham Palace, with commentary from Mary Nightingale outside Westminster Abbey and James Mates who during the service, will explain the ancient traditions and rituals shown on screen.
On Monday, May 8, Loose Women will host an extended 75-minute show for the Coronation Bank Holiday.
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