King Charles and Queen Camilla have been crowned in a historic and emotionally charged coronation at Westminster Abbey – the first ceremony of its kind for 70 years.
Charles became the 40th monarch to be crowned at the Abbey, with the ceremony kicking off a long weekend of festivities.
While people across the country will take part in street parties over the weekend, and everybody gets an extra bank holiday on Monday, May 8, we also have the coronation concert to look forward to.
The star-studded show will take place in front of an audience of 10,000 people who got lucky in the ballot for tickets.
If you’re planning on watching it from the comfort of your sofa though, what time should you tune in – and how do you watch it?
What time does the coronation concert start?
The King’s coronation concert kicks off tonight (Sunday, May 7) from 8pm.
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It’s scheduled to last for around two hours, so will finish around 10pm – although as with any live event could go on for longer.
The rare musical event is being held on the grounds of Windsor Castle – which is located in the Berkshire town of Windsor.
A favourite place for the Royal Family, Windsor is where The Prince and Princess of Wales live, and where the late Queen Elizabeth II lived in the later years of her life.
Tickets for the concert were free, but those interested in attending had to enter a ballot back in February in a bid to secure some.
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The historic Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6 – with celebrations continuing into the bank holiday Monday.
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The tickets were distributed in 5,000 pairs – meaning those who were lucky enough to be chosen can take one other person with them.
How can you watch the coronation concert?
The coronation concert will be aired live on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 8pm.
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BBC Radio 2, and BBC Sounds will also be broadcasting from the event, and Clara Amfo and Jordan Banjo are presenting the backstage coverage.
If you miss it, you’ll be able to catch up via the BBC iPlayer.
Several big names will take to the stage at the historic bash, including Paloma Faith, Steve Winwood, pianist Lang Lang, plus Nicole Scherzinger, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.
The line-up will also include Olly Murs, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, featuring Vula and JERUB, and winner of The Piano, Lucy.
However singer Freya Ridings, who was meant to be performing, has dropped out due to being unwell.
Katy Perry fans have already been speculating about what they can expect from the Firework singer’s performance after she hinted the fans would ‘get what they deserve’.
She told Extra: ‘I always dreamt really big and I never put limits on my dreams, but it’s wild when you don’t put bowling bumpers on your dreams how big they can actually go…
‘I really believe in making it happen and putting that hard work behind it and really swinging until you get that lucky moment.’
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