Community venues in Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon and Peterborough to screen coronation of King Charles III

The coronation of King Charles III will be live screened at community venues across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough next month.

King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London.

During the ceremony, the King will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort.

The coronation service will be shown at two venues in Cambridge, the Meadows Community Centre in Arbury and the Clay Farm Centre in Trumpington.

A live screening will also take place in Ely Cathedral where there will be free refreshments and a coronation flower display.

The screening will be followed by a coronation tea party in the Lady Chapel organised by Ely Community Lunches.

Huntingdon First has partnered with The Commemoration Hall Charity to host free community screenings of the coronation, as well as the coronation concert on Sunday, May 7 and the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday, May 13.

The screenings will take place in the Commemoration Hall on High Street, Huntingdon, which has fittingly been around since 1842 at the start of Queen Victoria’s reign.

In Peterborough, a series of events are planned for the coronation weekend, including a free live screening of the service both indoors and outdoors at Peterborough Cathedral, a community procession and a coronation exhibition showing memorabilia from past coronations.

The events have been made possible thanks in part to funding from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority via a grant from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor Dr Nik Johnson said: “It’s wonderful to see so many of these screenings happening across the region to give everyone a chance to enjoy these very special events along with other members of their local community.

“We hope to see as many people as possible enjoying these events and making the most of these momentous occasions.”