With a lavish ceremony, King Carlos III and his wife Camila were crowned this Saturday at Westminster Abbey in central London, in the first event of its kind in the UK for 70 years.
Some 2,300 guests attend the religious functionincluding US First Lady Jill Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, as well as hundreds of representatives of British civil society.
Also present were the President of France and his wife Brigitte Macron. Also, they came to Westminster the kings of the Netherlands Máxima and Guillermo.
Enrique, 38 years old, the youngest son of Carlos and feud with the royal family, attended the coronation without his wife, the American Meghan Markle, the great absentee of the day. The Duchess of Sussex remained in California with her two children.
Enrique should not go out onto the balcony, unless there is a gesture of reconciliation between the family and the prince, who has launched harsh criticisms of the monarchy, especially of Queen Camila and her brother Guillermo, the 40-year-old heir to the throne.
The list of attendees includes members of the royal family, such as Beatriz de York, as well as international representatives from 203 countries, around 100 of which are their heads of state.
are also present representatives of the Church and of different religions, heads of government and foreign ministers and Nobel laureates.
They were present on Japanese Crown Prince Fushimito with his wife Princess Kiko. On the other hand, Olena Zelenska, wife of the President of Ukraine Zelenski, attended the coronation event.
Another prominent figure is British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty. Suella Braverman, Minister of the Interior, joined. Among the guests appeared the British politician Penny Moudant, who appeared to be prime minister at the time.
Representatives of Commonwealth countries also arrived in Westminster. Moreover, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, arrived at the ceremony .
Among the international celebrities who showed up at the ceremony were singer Lionel Richie, comedian Stephen Fry, actress Emma Thompsonsinger Nick Cave and singer Katy Perry (who will be one of the artists performing at the Windsor concert on Sunday).
The coronation was also attended by Edward Enninful, editor of the British edition of ‘Vogue’ magazine.
Source: Clarin
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