The King’s coronation will take place next year at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, it was announced on Tuesday.
“Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce that the coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023. The coronation ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, London, and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
“The ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside the Queen Consort. The coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in long standing traditions and pageantry.”
the Palace said.
Policing for the King’s coronation in London will be discussed when the DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport) meets with the Premier League and other sporting bodies about the weekend’s events.
There are currently ten Premier League games scheduled for the day of the coronation, with three of those games taking place in London.
Premier League fixtures scheduled to kick off at 3pm on May 6
| Vitality Stadium | Bournemouth vs Chelsea |
| Falmer Stadium | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton |
| Craven Cottage | Fulham vs Leicester City |
| Anfield | Liverpool vs Brentford |
| Etihad | Manchester City vs Leeds United |
| St James’s Park | Newcastle United vs Arsenal |
| City Ground | Nottingham Forest vs Southampton |
| Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace |
| London Stadium | West Ham United vs Manchester United |
| Molineux Stadium | Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa |
Some of the gameweek 35 fixtures will be moved for TV purposes closer to the time, but the King’s coronation may also affect the dates and kick-off times. Clarity will be provided closer to the time, but a decision is likely to be made in the coming weeks during talks between the relevant bodies.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Premier League, EFL, and the English and Scottish FAs decided to postpone all sporting fixtures scheduled for the weekend of September 10-11. The DCMS initially provided guidance on the matter in a statement, implying that the decision to play or not should be made by individual governing bodies.
Manchester United’s match against Leeds United and Chelsea’s game versus Liverpool were both cancelled on the weekend before the Queen’s funeral due to concerns about an insufficient number of police working over the fixtures. The encounter between Brighton and Crystal Palace was originally postponed due to a rail strike.
