Newly crowned King Charles III and Queen Camilla have emerged from Westminster Abbey for a grand procession returning to Buckingham Palace after his coronation.

Charles was wearing the Imperial State Crown and an ermine-trimmed purple velvet robe as he paced slowly through the cavernous church to the strains of “God Save the King”.

Rain was falling as the king and queen exited the church but they were protected by a see-through tent that led to the Gold State Coach, a gilded carriage that has been used in every coronation since 1831.

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