Celebrities including Ant and Dec, Dame Judi Dench and Lionel Ritchie are amongst those in attendance at the King’s coronation today.
More than 2,000 people were invited to attend the historic occasion at Westminster Abbey, which included royal members from around the world, world leaders and government officials.
Actors Dame Joanna Lumley, Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry arrived early to the event, which is the first coronation to be held in more than 70 years.
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Katy Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited. The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat.
British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.
Ant and Dec were invited to attend the ceremony as part of their roles as goodwill ambassadors for the Princes Trust. Speaking to Good Morning Britain, the duo said it was an “honour and a privilege” to be invited to the event as part of their roles with the charity.
“He started the Prince’s Trust with his Navy pension back in 1976 and since then, the Prince’s Trust has grown every year and it’s now worldwide,” Ant said.
“We’re just very proud to be part of it and we can see now first-hand how it does help young people in this country and around the world.”
Speaking outside of Westminster Abbey, the TV presenting pair also joked that they initially thought their invite was part of a ‘wind-up’.
Wearing a bright red jacket alongside her damehood medal, Oscar-winning actress Dame Emma Thompson arrived with her husband, actor Greg Wise.
Magician Dynamo, the Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones, designer Stella McCartney, First Lady Jill Biden, and singer Joan Armatrading were all seen attending the ceremony.
Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie and First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf were also in attendance.
Others spotted at the coronation include Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, former Spice Girls singer Mel B, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, former Prime Ministers Tony Blair, David Cameron, John Mayor and Gordan Brown and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Also in attendance were composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Canadian President Justin Trudeau with his wife Sophie, and French President Emmanuel Macron, with his wife Brigitte.
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