Will Aussies get public holiday to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation
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Will Australia get a public holiday ‘Coronation Day’? Excitement builds that Aussies can get a day off before King Charles’s big day
- Coronation Day holiday could be held in Australia in honor of King Charles III
- Australians enjoyed a one-off holiday for the late Queen’s coronation in 1953
- Government sources said no announcement will be made at this stage
- New Zealand has already said no to a public holiday before Coronation Day on May 6, 2023
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Australia could have another public holiday to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the newly crowned king’s coronation will take place on May 6 next year, eight months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
When the late Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, Australians were given a special one-time holiday to celebrate her coronation.
Half a million Sydneysiders took to the shores of the harbor to celebrate the grand occasion, held 16 months after she became head of the monarchy, a reign that lasted for the next seven decades.
Federal government sources said no announcement will be made about a public holiday on Coronation Day at this stage.
Australia could have a public holiday in May next year to mark the coronation of King Charles III (pictured with the Queen Consort)
If history repeats itself, many Australians could have two public holidays in commemoration of the royal family within a month.
The King’s Birthday Holiday will take place for the first time in 70 years.
It replaces the Queen’s Birthday, which is traditionally held on the first weekend in June in most states and territories except Western Australia.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has already said no to a public holiday to commemorate the new king.
Other ways to commemorate the coronation are being looked into.
“May 6 falls on a Sunday of our time, which means there will be an opportunity for many people to watch the coronation and also mark this special occasion in other ways if they wish,” a spokesperson said.
Buckingham Palace announced late Tuesday night that the coronation ceremony will be performed by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and that the queen consort will be crowned along with her husband.
“The coronation will reflect the monarch’s current role and look to the future while rooted in long traditions and pageantry,” the palace said.
Australians enjoyed a holiday for the late Queen’s coronation ceremony in June 1953