Charles III was crowned as the monarch of Britain in a multi-faith coronation ceremony at the Westminster Abbey. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth when she died last September and at 74, and became the oldest British monarch to have the 360-year-old St Edward's Crown placed on his head as he sits upon a 14th century throne at London's Westminster Abbey.
Watched by about 100 heads of state and dignitaries including US first lady Jill Biden, Charles follows 40 predecessors in being crowned at the abbey - which has staged all the country's coronations since William the Conqueror back in 1066.
His second wife Camilla, 75, was crowned queen during the two-hour ceremony which, while rooted in history, was an attempt to present a forward-looking monarchy and nation.