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Heather and David Howarth adjust a knitted figure of Britain's King Charles III fitted to a post during a pre-coronation 'yarn bombing' in the village of Hurst, near Reading, England, Friday, April 21, 2023. Howarth and her friends in the village of Hurst, a stone’s throw from Reading, west of London, have fashioned a woolly coronation procession to rival the pomp and circumstance that will take place when Charles is crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

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‘Woolly delinquents’ celebrate Charles’ coronation in yarn
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Sun,04/30/23-2:04AM , 197 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Heather Howarth tugged at King Charles III’s ears and tittered with satisfaction.

The other ladies who gather to knit and natter in her small English village thought the ears should be bigger. But when creating a crocheted likeness of the new king, she was determined not to cause offense.
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The Stone of Destiny is seen during a welcome ceremony ahead of the coronation of Britain's King Charles III, in Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (Susannah Ireland/Pool Photo via AP)

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Details revealed about King Charles III's coronation service
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Sat,04/29/23-4:03PM , 722 Reads
LONDON (AP) — It will be a coronation of many faiths and many languages.

King Charles III, keen to show that he can be a unifying figure for everyone in the United Kingdom, will be crowned in a ceremony that will for the first time include the active participation of faiths other than the Church of England.
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King Charles III and other members of Royal family follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, during a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall in London, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. King Charles III will hope to keep a lid on those tensions when his royally blended family joins as many as 2,800 guests for the new king’s coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. All except Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, who won’t be attending. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

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Royal Drama: King’s fractious family on stage at coronation
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Sat,04/29/23-1:52AM , 200 Reads
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he's similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated.
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King Charles III salutes as he leaves Westminster Abbey following the state funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey in central London, England, Monday Sept. 19, 2022.After waiting 74 years to become king, Charles has used his first six months on the throne to meet faith leaders across the country, reshuffle royal residences and stage his first overseas state visit. With the coronation just weeks away, Charles and the Buckingham Palace machine are working at top speed to show the new king at work. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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The man in a hurry: King Charles III rushes to make a mark
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press
Mon,04/24/23-2:09AM , 167 Reads
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is a man in a hurry.
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