Newspaper headlines: The King's 'day of destiny' finally arrives

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By BBC News
Staff
Reuters

King Charles met delighted well-wishers at the Mall in London ahead of the Coronation

"Day of destiny" is the main headline in the Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.

While the Mail features on its front page a photograph of the King, aged 20, at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969, the Times shows Charles meeting well wishers on The Mall on Friday.

According to the Times, while the Coronation will be a "less lavish affair" than his mother's, it will still be the biggest military ceremonial operation since the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1969.

The Daily Mirror's front page says Charles will "bear the weight of history... and the hopes of a nation".

There's plenty of speculation about the Duke of Sussex's appearance at the ceremony. The Sun reports he has been "relegated" to the third row at Westminster Abbey - sat between Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie's husband, and Princess Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth's cousin.

Under the headline, "spare part", the Daily Mirror reports that the the Duke will fly back to the US within hours of seeing the King being crowned.

"Charles III in battle to secure future of monarchy", is i's lead. Polling for the paper suggests that while a majority of the UK public, 52%, still back the Royal Family - one in four has become less supportive under King Charles.

The Daily Express's Leo McKinstry makes the case for the monarchy. "No politician or party could be as powerful a force for national unity", he writes.