King Charles on Monday gave “sincere and heartfelt” due to everybody concerned in his coronation weekend and mentioned he and his spouse Camilla would rededicate their lives to service as three days of celebrations drew to an in depth. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and Camilla had been topped at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday in Britain’s largest ceremonial occasion in 70 years.

In an echo of his late mom Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee message final June, earlier than she died three months later, Charles and Camilla reiterated their pledge to serve. “As the Coronation weekend draws to a close, my wife and I just wanted to share our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to all those who have helped to make this such a special occasion,” Charles mentioned in an announcement, paying tribute to those that made the weekend attainable and people who joined in celebrations.

“To know that we have your support and encouragement, and to witness your kindness expressed in so many different ways, has been the greatest possible Coronation gift, as we now rededicate our lives to serving the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and Commonwealth.” The assertion got here on the finish of three days of celebrations, and was accompanied by 4 official photographs of Charles, Camilla and members of the royal household.

Festivities included a “Coronation Concert” that includes singers together with Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, because the royals joined a 20,000-person viewers at Windsor, the king’s palace to the west of London. In a shock comedy sketch after the live performance, Charles and Camilla interrupted Richie and Perry as they had been relaying their expertise of the weekend on TV present American Idol, on which the singers are judges.

Charles requested Richie whether or not the singers shall be there “all night long”, in reference to one in all Richie’s hits. “I just wanted to check how long you’ll be using this room for?” requested a chuckling Charles.

DAZZLING SPECTACLE Rounding off an extended vacation weekend of avenue events and celebrations, Monday noticed 1000’s of organisations get collectively for a volunteering programme.

Charles’ son William and his spouse Kate took half in “The Big Help Out” by visiting a scout group in Slough, close to Windsor, with their kids. Kate is president of the Scout Association. It was the primary royal engagement for his or her youthful son Louis, 5, who shovelled, pushed a wheelbarrow, and even operated a digger, with supervision from his father.

Other members of the royal household volunteered at occasions across the nation, as did Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and chief of the opposition Labour Party Keir Starmer. “On the weekend, I think no other country in the world could put on such a dazzling spectacle,” Sunak advised broadcasters.

“It was deeply moving to be in the coronation service and incredibly uplifting, and it’s an experience I think that nobody will forget for the rest of their lives.”

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