When is the king crowned? Timeline of coronation events - and when to see most important moments

The start time for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla has been confirmed.

Plans for the service on Saturday (6 May) have been unveiled by Buckingham Palace with less than a month to go until the big day. The country will have an extract bank holiday at the end of the weekend to mark the occasion.

The plans reveal the exact time the service at Westminster Abbey will start. They also detail the procession route, the carriages and the priceless Crown Jewels chosen to play a starring role.

Charles and Camilla’s coronation procession will be just 1.3 miles, compared to the five-mile journey made by the late Elizabeth II in 1953. She travelled down Piccadilly, along Oxford Street and Regent Street and Haymarket, taking two hours to complete.

The newly crowned royals will instead travel just 1.3 miles back in the Gold State Coach after the ceremony, reversing their outward journey as they wave to the crowds, with the King wearing the Imperial State Crown.

What time will the coronation start?

The service at Westminster Abbey will begin at 11am on Saturday, 6 May. Charles and Camilla will depart Buckingham Palace earlier in the morning.

The first procession will begin at 10.20am as the royal couple depart from Buckingham Palace.

When will the king be crowned?

King Charles will be crowned at approximately 12pm - half way through the coronation ceremony. A fanfare sounds. The Abbey bells ring for two minutes and a gun salute is fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery stationed at Horse Guards Parade.

When will the coronation end?

The service at Westminster Abbey will come to an end at 1pm, it will be followed by a procession for the newly crowned monarchs.

What time is the Royal procession?

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will leave Westminister Abbey at the end of the service, which is due to finish at 1pm.

They will travel in the Gold State Coach back to Buckingham Palace. The procession will last around 30 minutes as they are due to arrive at 1.30pm.

When will the flypast be?

The flypast is due around 2.30pm, the Royal Family will appear on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. However it is in risk due to the poor weather forecast with the RAF warning there is a "50/50" chance it could be cancelled.

Where will the coronation take place?

The ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey in London. It has been the venue for 39 coronations of English and British monarchs since 1066.

Elizabeth II was coronated at the site in 1953. Charles and Camilla will follow in her footsteps 70 years later at Westminster Abbey when they are coronated on 6 May.

What is the route for the coronation procession?

A newly crowned Charles and Camilla will instead travel just 1.3 miles back in the Gold State Coach after the ceremony, reversing their outward journey as they wave to the crowds, with the King wearing the Imperial State Crown.

The couple will make their way back from Westminster Abbey via the tried and tested route of Parliament Square, along Whitehall, around Trafalgar Square, through Admiralty Arch and down The Mall back to Buckingham Palace. It will be the reverse of their route to the Abbey but much shorter than Elizabeth II’s five-mile return expedition around central London which saw the 27-year-old monarch waving to crowds along Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Regent Street.

The route is understood to have been chosen for practical reasons, being a familiar tried and tested journey for many royal occasions.

Twitter emoji created for the coronation

Other details announced by the Palace include a new Twitter emoji. The motif of St Edward’s Crown has been specially designed to mark the weekend of coronation festivities.

The King and Queen Consort will also receive a royal salute in the Buckingham Palace gardens from the military troops on parade. They will take the salute from the West Terrace after the ceremony and the servicemen and women will give three cheers – a special coronation tribute from the Armed Forces to the couple.