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In Pictures: Coronation pageantry crowned busy 2023 for royal family

The King was crowned at Westminster Abbey in May.

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Thousands lined the streets of London to watch the coronation procession of the King, and hundreds more witnessed the ancient service inside the abbey.

The coronation was the highlight of 2023 for the royal family – but they had a busy schedule of engagements elsewhere.

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 – Arrivals – London
In February the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the 76th British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London (Chris Jackson/PA)
Royal visit to Hayes Muslim Centre
The Princess of Wales visited the Hayes Muslim Centre in west London in March, to meet partner members of the Disasters Emergency Committee Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
King Charles III’s 75th birthday
The King seated in St Edward’s Chair during the coronation (Aaron Chown/PA)
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The Duke of Sussex leaves Westminster Abbey after the coronation (Toby Melville/PA)
King Charles III coronation
Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince Louis and the Princess of Wales toast marshmallows as they join volunteers to help renovate and improve the 3rd Upton Scouts Hut in Slough, as part of the Big Help Out, to mark the coronation in May (Daniel Leal/PA)
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The Duchess of Edinburgh took part in a puppy class at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Training Centre in Reading in May (Paul Grover/Daily Telegraph/PA)
King Charles III State Visit to France – Day One
(Left-right) The King and Queen with French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron during the state visit to France in September (Daniel Leal/PA)
The Braemar Gathering highland games
(left to right) The Princess Royal, the King and Queen during the Braemar Gathering highland games in September (Andrew Milligan/PA)
King Charles III 75th birthday
The King meets children at Brecon Cathedral in Brecon, Wales, in November to mark the centenary year of the cathedral (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Prince of Wales visits Moss Side
The Prince of Wales played pool during a visit to The Hideaway Youth Project in Moss Side, Manchester, in November to mark the launch of Royal Foundation Community Impact Project (Anthony Devlin/PA)
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