As he left the Abbey King Charles made his final wardrobe switch - into the Robe of Estate and a coronation tunic in the deep royal purple. His wife of 18 years was crowned and officially dropped the ‘consort’ from her title; an occasion that’s been the subject of thousands of “side chick” memes. Rain fell intermittently from a grey sky over the course of the occasion, prompting Union Jack brollies to open amid a sea of spectators on the Mall and beyond. For the service itself, Charles donned the Stole Royal, a garment made of gold cloth newly created and embroidered by the Royal School of needlework.

Laura, who was sporting a Union Jack bucket hat and a fresh royal blue manicure, said King Charles is “underrated”. Prince Harry was wearing a morning suit in lieu of military uniform or robes and sandwiched between Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, and their spouses.

The King and Queen were accompanied by members of the Royal Family as they appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the flypast and the conclusion of the day’s ceremonial events. Katy Perry, who is due to perform at the King’s Coronation Concert on Sunday, appeared to have trouble spotting her seat from under a giant lavender fascinator. The newly crowned King and Queen wave to cheering crowds as they make their way back to Buckingham Palace in the majestic Gold State Coach. A little further down the Mall, 21-year-old Cara Rogers was already toasting the King with a plastic cup of vodka and lemonade.

During his anointment and crowning, Charles underwent two more outfit changes - into the plain white anointing gown meant to convey purity before gold - and then the Supertunica, a gold robe weighing 2kg and embroidered with flowers. At London’s Westminster Abbey, Charles, son of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II, officially became King Charles III while his wife Camilla was crowned Queen. The 2300 guests invited to Westminster Abbey were given strict instructions to begin arriving for the event at 7. Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at Westminster Abbey.

We’re seeing them everywhere too – especially across London on frosty morning commutes, as well as on the heads of Saturday night clubbers. All Black captain Richie McCaw made an appearance alongside Lionel Richie and Jill Biden, while Boris Johnson and the UK’s shortest-serving prime minister - Liz Truss - had also scored invites. The coronation ceremony kicked off at 11am sharp, after the King and Queen pulled up to the Abbey in a gilt-trimmed, horse-drawn carriage. During his arrival, the King was wearing the Robe of State, a deep red coronation tunic and cream silk overshirt with royal naval trousers, which are regularly worn as part of his Royal Navy full ceremonial tailcoat.

The King and Queen appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with their family to watch a scaled-down military flypast. The King then vowed to preserve the Protestant religion in the UK and to maintain the rights of the Church of England. Prince George, who was one of eight schoolboys taking on the role of Page of Honour, held his grandfather’s regal robes as he entered the Abbey.Just days after the Met Gala, King Charles III was dressed to impress during his coronation ceremony and underwent a number of outfit changes throughout the three-hour long event. As the morning progressed, celebrities, royals and more than 100 heads of state were seated in the Abbey. A woman offers a drink to a card board cut out of King Charles III as people prepped for the big event. He’s been at the forefront of so many important environmental issues for such a long time, and I think the world is catching up to him in that regard,” she said. Tens of thousands of people stood in the drizzle along the procession route, while many more packed into pubs to watch the spectacle over a pint.