King Charles III's coronation: What to expect, how to watch, latest news

Hear ye, hear ye, Royal Watchers! Coronation day is nigh.

Britain’s royals – a.k.a. the Windsor family to their pals - have been a source of fascination, reverence and amusement for centuries, but the snark tends to get dialed down when it comes to crowning a monarch. After all, it’s an eye popping, pomp-filled moment with storybook overtones in an age of fleeting Insta-hashtag images.

And Paste BN’s team in London and the U.S. will be up before dawn (how about 3:30 a.m. Eastern Time, folks) to bring you all carefully choreographed moments (might someone go off script?) as King Charles III, 74, the eldest son of iconic monarch Queen Elizabeth II, is official crowned King of England, with all its attendant formal responsibilities, ceremonial duties and global scrutiny.

We’ll have it all for you, from how to watch to what Queen Camilla will do; from the event's snaking coronation route to its filigreed baubles and trappings; from the contrast between two coronations separated by 70 years to the latest scoop on who will and won’t be attending; from the special coronation oil consecration to the invite-only pop concert that wraps the regal proceedings.

Stay with us throughout coronation weekend, as we’ll be answering all your questions and bringing you up to date news and photos of a grand pageant that has been seven decades in the making. So put the kettle on the boil, heat up those scones and pull up a seat to history.