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Couronnement de Charles III : les derniers préparatifs de la cérémonie en images

S’ensuivra un cortège royal vers Buckingham, où les membres de la monarchie britannique apparaîtront sur le balcon du Palais pour saluer la foule.

À l’approche du début de cet événement historique, l’heure est aux derniers préparatifs. Les rues de Londres empruntées par le cortège royal terminent d’être nettoyées, tandis que le balcon du palais de Buckingham est revêtu du traditionnel tapis rouge et or.

Workers prepare the balcony at Buckingham Palace in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III. - 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, was crowned alongside him, and will now be known as Queen Camilla. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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Workers prepare the balcony at Buckingham Palace in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III. - 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, was crowned alongside him, and will now be known as Queen Camilla. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: An Army officer is seen cleaning the road ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II., Credit:Charles McQuillan / Avalon
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People work as they prepare the ground in front of Westminster Abbey on the day of Britain's King Charles III's coronation ceremony in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
Workers cover the road with sand, outside of Westminster Abbey, in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III. - 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 Paul ELLIS / AFP)