8 May 2023

Coronation celebrations continue

From Morning Report, 7:09 am on 8 May 2023

Celebrations in the United Kingdom for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla have entered their second day.

People are attending street parties and a concert at Windsor Castle, attended by 20,000 people, is underway.

New Zealanders are getting amongst the action, with some even travelling across the world for the occasion.

King Charles III with the St Edward's Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on 6 May, 2023. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

King Charles III with the St Edward's Crown on his head attends the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on 6 May, 2023. Photo: Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP

Katie Scotcher reports from London.