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Marcos to attend King Charles III's coronation

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Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Britain" s="" Prince="" of="" Wales="" and="" Queen="" Consort="" listen="" as="" King="" Charles="" III="" speaks="" during="" a="" meeting="" the="" Accession="" Council="" in="" Throne="" Room="" inside="" St="" Palace="" London="" on="" September="" to="" proclaim="" him="" new="" King.="" Jonathan="" Brady="" POOL="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/09/10/09102022-charles-iii-proclaimed-new-king-historic-ceremony-pool-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>Britain&#x27;s Prince William, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain&#x27;s Camilla, Queen Consort listen as Britain&#x27;s King Charles III (R) speaks during a meeting of the Accession Council in the Throne Room inside St James&#x27;s Palace in London on September 10, 2022, to proclaim him as the new King. <em>Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LONDON (UPDATED) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be attending the coronation of King Charles III in May, Ambassador Teodoro Locsin Jr. confirmed. </p><p>The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort Camilla will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May, 2023, with the service to be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. </p><p>“When I saw him in the wake of Bobby Ongpin, he said: &#x27;Teddy Boy, I’m coming in but we have to leave at once because we have to catch the summit (ASEAN).&#x27; He is going to be here,&#x27;&quot; said Locsin, who started his stint as Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James two weeks ago.</p><p>Locsin said the King and the President know each other because they used to play polo together. </p><p>Ambassador Locsin, who has concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey, will not be at the coronation at Westminster Abbey as the invitation is only to the president and the president&#x27;s spouse.</p><p>In a statement, Malacañang said Marcos and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos have accepted the invitation to attend the coronation on May 6.</p><p>They will also be attending a reception to be given at the Buckingham Palace on May 5.</p><p>Buckingham Palace has announced the coronation service will reflect the monarch’s role in modern times while observing longstanding traditions replete with pageantry. 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It’s a great responsibility to create a portrait of someone who means so much to so many people.”</p><p>The portrait of His Majesty King Charles III is featured in The Illustrated Coronation Edition, published by Illustrated London News published in retailers and newsstands on 30 March. </p><p>&quot;I wished to capture his warmth and sensitivity, the empathy which came across in his interactions with the people he met. It was important that I captured a sympathetic expression,&quot; said Barford.</p><p>He added: &quot;The King was wearing a suit rather than robes of State, so I wanted this to be a more personal, intimate portrait of the man.&quot;</p><p>The portrait of The King was not Barford’s first royal portrait. 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Ambassador Teodoro Locsin Jr. who has started his stint as Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James two weeks ago has confirmed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be attending the coronation of King Charles III.

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Marcos to attend King Charles III's coronation

Rose Eclarinal,

ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau

Published Apr 03, 2023 10:48 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 03, 2023 07:34 PM PHT

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