broadcast 14,000 celebratory messages on its 80ft masts to radio enthusiasts across the world. The fun event lasts from Thursday to Monday. In the Old Royal Naval College gardens. (Free) The perfect way to raise a glass to His Majesty, The Garden Party is fresh and fruity – featuring Pimms, Yellow Chartreuse, Rose Syrup, lemon, and Frais de Bois, finished with a soda top. On Saturday 6 May, come together in Piccadilly Gardens as the historic crowing of King Charles III will be shown on a big screen. As one of the many big screens in public places across the country, the screen in Piccadilly Gardens gives you the opportunity to come together with your local community and celebrate a moment in history. The city will be celebrating together, and you’re invited to join the party. The screen will be live broadcasting the Coronation ceremony on Saturday 6th May and the Coronation Concert on Sunday 7th May. This is a free and public event, just turn up and join in.

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Visitors to the free event can enjoy live music in the pub garden from lunchtime through to the evening. For the hat contest, customers are asked to bring their own coronation-themed head wear, which will be paraded on the hat-walk with the creator of the best hat winning a prize. Exclusively served from Saturday 6 May until Monday 15 May, The Garden Party is available for a limited time on Dakota Manchester’s al fresco Terrace. Step aboard the Royal residence, the Royal Yacht Britannia, where King Charles enjoyed annual summer holidays over the years and where His Majesty brought his sons to relax on family trips to the Western Isles.Ascend the spiral staircase to dine under the shimmering ceiling of The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar and choose from a seasonal menu created by chefs on board using the very best ingredients. We are excited to be bringing you a CORONATION SPECIAL of Shrewley Food Fest in only three weeks' time... Lohrey said: “The Royal Drawing School has cultivated a very special place and community of people, where I learned that there is a limitless range of perspectives and approaches to drawing; each artist practices with their individual and idiosyncratic challenges. I am constantly in awe at the opportunities, people and adventures that drawing and the School have and continue to connect me with." Here in Greater Manchester, we know a thing or two about throwing a celebration fit for royalty. So, if you’re looking for ways to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III in Manchester, or simply need some inspiration to help you make the most of the long weekend, look no further.

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You can cover their whole face, avoiding the eye, nose and mouth areas, or you can just cover a cheek, depending on where you want to paint your flag design. Not all face paints are made the same, so take time to choose child-friendly paints that won't irritate your kid's skin. His Majesty is also a watercolourist himself and often commissions artists to accompany him on overseas tours. Sketches along the processional route Somerset: The Coronation and concert will be live streamed from Taunton two centre. There will be a comminity stage here local bands and performers will showcase their talents. taking place in Taunton (Free) South East/Home Counties

The head chef has curated a six-course menu that showcases the best of British produce, with nods to Royal connections, historical dishes and some of King Charles’ favourite ingredients. Oldham council have announced a special festival in Oldham Town Centre on Saturday 6th May to celebrate the crowning of our new king. You’ll be able to watch the Coronation on a big screen as well as enjoy incredible live entertainment from local performers on a stage outside the Old Town Hall. The line up includes a range of “Best of British Music” tribute acts including Queen II, Gladness, Do It Like DUA, The Threetles, & Tania as Amy Winehouse. Enjoy family-friendly activities and strolling street performers as Oldham is pulling out all of the stops to make this festival fit for royalty. Hogan has acted as a mentor for the alumni students of The Royal Drawing School during the process. Discussing her approach to capturing the Coronation, Eileen said: “Why paint the Coronation when the ceremony will be filmed and photographed from all angles? Painting lends itself to nuance and layering, the result of a human being making expressive marks. I want to capture how in 2023 the ceremony reflects social and political meanings concerning the monarchy, faiths, the state, and the congregation, all contained in the architecture of Westminster Abbey, itself embodying centuries of change. My challenge is to negotiate a painterly relationship with this highly historical, concentrated event and the key players within it in my own language whilst being true to the occasion.” State Portraits

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Artist and illustrator Shana Pagano Lohrey, also alumni of the Royal Drawing School, has been selected to draw at the Coronation Concert, capturing the atmosphere, crowds and ambience of the event. From parties, to Royal menus and fancy dress events, we’ve taken a look at how 10 pubs across the country are pulling out the stops. 1. Dylans Kings Arms, St Albans, Hertfordshire​ Celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III with a visit to His Majesty's official residence in Scotland. It might not be as well-known as Balmoral, but the fairy-tale Glamis played a formative role in the young lives of the late Queen Elizabeth and her mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. It is expected that Hogan will produce a series of ten small paintings from inside Westminster Abbey, some of which may later be worked up into larger paintings.Summerfield attended the Young Artists’ Programme returning as a postgraduate to complete The Drawing Year at The Royal Drawing School. Summerfield described how: “His Majesty The King has had a direct impact on the progression of my artistic career from the age of 13 (15 years ago!)” Paul Benney will paint Her Majesty’s Coronation State Portrait. Benney has twice won the Public Choice award in the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Awards. Previous work with the Royal Household includes ‘The Last of the Tide: Portraits of D-Day Veterans’ (2015), ‘Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust’ (2022) and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (2015). Essex: The University of Essex hosts a picnic at Wivenhoe campus on Sunday. It will give out 1,000 free royal tea boxes. London