Live coronation updates as King Charles officially crowned alongside Queen Consort Camilla

King Charles III's coronation service will take place today with the ceremony marking the start of a three-day weekend. Special screenings and parties will take place in Wales and around the UK as the new monarch is crowned in a special ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey.

A 2,300-strong coronation congregation, and a television audience likely to be in the tens of millions, will watch him being crowned on Saturday. Ahead of the ceremony the King and the royal family hosted a glittering reception for foreign royalty and other overseas dignitaries at Buckingham Palace on Friday night.

You can get all the key timings of the ceremony, as well as tomorrow's special celebration concert, here while this article covers the key events planned in Wales to coincide with the coronation. There will also be a Red Arrows flypast though there have been warnings it could be cancelled amid fears of bad weather. There have also been warnings of storms in Wales which could turn some planned events into a washout.

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Our reporter Cathy Owen will be among those in the congregation in London while thousands of others from all over the UK are expected to descend on England's capital to witness the event. And with many expected to take the train for both the coronation and also other events across the weekend those travelling across the UK on public transport are being reminded to "mind the gap" by the King.

Charles and Camilla have recorded an announcement which is being played between Friday and Monday at every railway station across the UK and all London Underground stations, industry body the Rail Delivery Group said. In the message the King begins by telling