King Charles III's coronation: The biggest moments of the historic event
Charles’ coronation was the first in the U.K. in 70 years.
King Charles III had his crowning moment Saturday as the United Kingdom celebrated its first coronation in 70 years.
Charles and his wife Queen Camilla were celebrated in a weekend of festivities, highlighted by Saturday's coronation service at Westminster Abbey.
Key moments:
- King Charles and Queen Camilla's official coronation photos released
- William honors Charles with moving speech
- Charles, Camilla return for encore appearance on Buckingham Palace balcony
- Charles is crowned with 400-year-old crown
- 1st look at Camilla in St. Mary’s Crown
- Charles pledges the coronation oath
- William pays homage to Charles, public invited to also
Charles, Camilla receive royal salute
The newly-crowned king and queen received a royal salute upon their return to Buckingham Palace.
Members of the military gave three cheers and played the national anthem as Charles and Camilla, wearing their crowns and robes, looked on.
Protesters boo, yell as Charles' carriage passes by
As the new king and queen passed by in a golden carriage, hundreds of anti-monarchy protesters booed loudly in Trafalgar Square.
They also yelled chants of "what a waste of money" and "not my king."
-ABC News' Patrick Reevell
Why Meghan, Archie and Lili did not attend the coronation
Royal watchers viewing the coronation will notice three members of Charles’ family missing from today’s festivities.
Harry’s wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, did not attend the coronation.
Instead, they are home in California, where the family now lives full-time.
Today is Archie’s fourth birthday and Harry is expected to leave shortly after the coronation service to return home to his family.
As a non-working royal, Harry, who sat near his cousins Beatrice and Eugenie inside Westminster Abbey, did not join other members of the royal family in the procession back to Buckingham Palace.
George, Charlotte and Louis wave from carriage
Charles’ grandchildren George, Charlotte and Louis joined the Coronation Procession back to Buckingham Palace, riding in a carriage alongside their parents, William and Kate.
Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, sat by the carriage's windows, flanking their older brother George, 9. William and Kate are sitting together across from their children.
Other members of the royal family also traveling by carriage in the procession include Charles’ brother Edward, and his wife Sophie and their two children, Louise and James.
Absent from the procession are Charles’ youngest son, Harry, and his brother, Prince Andrew.