Big screens to go up across the country to show Coronation
More than 30 UK locations will host big screens to show the Coronation, the Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer announces today.
- Big screens will be put up in public places across the UK to show the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort
- Plans will mean thousands of people can come together to watch historic milestone
- Locations stretch from Bournemouth to Belfast and will include sites in all four nations of the UK
It will mean thousands of people have the opportunity to come together at public screenings to celebrate this historic moment in towns and cities across the four nations of the UK.
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort takes place on Saturday 6 May at Westminster Abbey in London. Their Majesties will be crowned in the same location as Her Late Majesty The Queen 70 years ago.
More than £1 million has been made available by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the screens. Confirmed sites include Cardiff Castle, Belfast City Hall, Piece Hall in Halifax, Jubilee Square in Brighton and Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said:
The Coronation will be a magical moment that brings people together to celebrate the best of Britain over a special weekend in May.
These big screens, in major locations in towns and cities in the four nations of the UK, will make it easier for everyone to take part and have a memorable experience to mark this exciting and historic event.
A celebratory weekend for the Coronation will see local authorities host events including cultural festivals, live music, community workshops, art showcases and creative games and competitions.
There will be a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7 May, broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer, where thousands of members of the public will be in the audience. Iconic locations across the UK will be lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
Across the weekend tens of thousands of Coronation ‘Big Lunches’ and street parties will be held in the UK and across the Commonwealth. Big Lunches take place across the UK annually and last year they raised more than £22 million for local charities.
Monday 8 May will see the Big Help Out take place across the UK. The event will see thousands of people volunteer to support the causes that matter the most to them and pay tribute to His Majesty The King’s lifetime of service with organisations including the Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, National Trust and RNLI.
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Notes to Editors
Funding has been offered to the mayoral combined authorities in England and the next top ten largest urban areas by population.
Funding has also been offered for locations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Further screen sites will be announced in due course.
Each local authority could decide whether or not to put the funding towards one larger big screen site or a number of smaller screening sites.
Details of activities taking place alongside screenings will be announced by each local authority in due course.
Some screening sites will also show the Coronation Concert on Sunday 7 May.
Full list of locations hosting screens for the Coronation:
North West
- Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
- Parliament Square, Oldham
North East
- Sunderland (multiple locations across the city TBC)
- Newcastle Upon Tyne (Location TBC)
- Northumberland (Location TBC)
- Darlington Market Square, Darlington
Yorkshire and Humber
- City Hall, Hull
- Trinity Market, Hull
- City Park, Bradford
- Piece Hall, Halifax
- St Peter’s Parish Church, Huddersfield
- Dewsbury Library, Dewsbury
- Millenium Square, Leeds
- Pontefract Castle, Wakefield
- Peace Gardens, Sheffield
- The Glass Works, Barnsley
South West
- Bristol Cathedral, Bristol
- Bristol and Bath Science Park, Bristol
- Lower Gardens, Bournemouth
- Baiter Park, Poole
- The Quomps, Christchurch
- Plymouth (location TBC)
South East
- Jubilee Square, Brighton
- London (location TBC)
Midlands
- Centenary Square, Birmingham
- Broadgate, Coventry
- Himley Hall, Dudley
- Sandwell Valley Showground, Sandwell
- The Core, Solihull
- Derby Cathedral, Derby
- Smithfield, Hanley City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Nottingham (location TBC)
- De Montfort University, Leicester
Wales
- Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
Scotland
- Edinburgh (location TBC)
Northern Ireland
- Belfast City Hall, Belfast
Further screen sites will be announced in due course.
Visit Royal.uk and coronation.gov.uk to find out more about plans for the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort.