Manchester turned red, white and blue this morning as hundreds of people watched the King’s coronation on the big screens in Piccadilly Gardens

Watching the King and Queen be crowned at Westminster Abbey this morning, Saturday 6 May 2023, approximately 1200 Mancunians turned out with their Union Jacks to be part of this historical moment – a woman even chose to start her hen party there!

The warm but dull weather drew the crowds out from watching it at home, to soak up the atmosphere with other patriots, witnessing the momentous and, very often, a once in a lifetime occasion.

Thousands of people lined the streets of London in the pouring rain to watch the King’s procession, which involved thousands of members of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces.

There are hundreds of street parties arranged across Greater Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend to mark the special occasion.