King’s coronation weather likely to be a washout, says Met Office

Rain forecast for UK over bank holiday weekend, including in London as Charles III is crowned

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A coronation washout is forecast for many this weekend with rain and drizzle likely to provide a quintessentially British backdrop to the royal pomp and pageantry.

Saturday, the day of the formal ceremony, is forecast by the Met Office to be a cloudy and wet day for many, including in the capital around midday, just as King Charles III is being crowned.