How to watch King Charles’ coronation: Live stream and TV channel details revealed
KING Charles' coronation is a must-see occasion for royal fans across the world.
While some enthusiasts will head to London to witness the occasion, others will be watching the historic moment on TV.
How to watch King Charles' coronation
King Charles III's coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday May 6, 2023, from 11am.
The procession from Buckingham Palace will start at 10.20am.
Live coverage of the historic event will be available across the BBC , well as ITV and Sky.
BBC One and BBC One begin with The Preparation at 7.30am, before airing The Coronation from 10.15am.
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Kirsty Young will broadcast from a studio at Buckingham Palace, while Huw Edwards will provide commentary on the ceremony
ITV coverage includes Good Morning Britain, aired from outside the Palace, with King Charles: The Coronation following at 8.30am.
The programmes will include the King's Procession beginning at 10.20am at Buckingham Palace, as well as the ceremony inside Westminster Abbey.
The only part of the coronation that will not be shown on TV is the anointing of King Charles which will happen behind a screen.
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The Coronation Procession will see the newly-crowned King and Queen returning to Buckingham Palace, before appearing on the balcony.
Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was the first to be televised on June 2 1953, at her own request.
The ceremony initiated a rush for Britons to purchase their own television sets so they could watch it from home, and it was eventually watched by around 20 million people.
Will the coronation be available online?
The coronation will also be available to stream online on a number of platforms.
This includes the , and .
It is yet to be revealed if it will be broadcast on other streaming sites like, for example, YouTube.
How to watch King Charles' coronation in the US
To catch the beginning of the ceremony, which kicks off at 11am (BST), those on the East Coast will need to be up for 6am (ET).
Viewers on Pacific Time will need to start watching from 3am (PT).
US television networks ABC, CBS, , CBS, and NBS are reporting live from Westminster Abbey.
ABC is airing news special The Coronation Of King Charles III And Queen Camilla from 4am until 9am.
CNN will stream the coronation live from 5am–10am ET, without requiring a cable log-in.
The stream will be available on their website and via the CNN app.
Fox News coverage begins from 5am ET, which is 2am PT and 4am CT.
How to watch King Charles' coronation from anywhere in the world
Not everywhere in the world will be showing the coronation on live TV - and if you try to watch it via BBC iPlayer or ITVX from outside the UK, you'll find that all streaming content is "geo-blocked" and unavailable.
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BBC services available outside the UK include BBC Sounds and BBC News.
BBC News coverage begins at 7.30am (BST) and continues until 3pm.