All eyes are going to be on the UK on Saturday, May 6 for the coronation of King Charles III, which is the first time a new monarch has been crowned in the country in nearly 60 years.
Over 15 million people watched Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebration in 2022, and that figure will likely be even higher for King Charles' Coronation, with various events over the course of the day drawing eyeballs.
Luckily for royal fans, the Coronation is incredibly easy to watch, with various channels and streaming services around the world airing coverage — but this guide will help direct you to the best coverage for you.
So here's everything you need to know to watch or stream King Charles III's Coronation.
Watch the Coronation in the UK
Plenty of channels are showing the Coronation in the UK.
BBC One and BBC Two will be airing early coverage from 7:30 am to 10:15 am and Coronation coverage from 10:15 am to 1 pm with Kirsty Young, then post- Coronation coverage from 1 pm to 3 pm with Sophie Raworth as a presenter and Huw Edwards commentating. All of this can be watched live on iPlayer or on your TV.
If you don't have a TV license, we've got some great news for you: the BBC has announced a dispensation, meaning that you can watch its coverage of the coronation whether or not you have a license, as long as you're hosting an event and don't charge people for tickets.
You can also watch the coronation on ITV1, or online with ITVX. Coverage begins at 8:30 am with Julie Etchingham and Tom Bradby, which rolls into the Coronation from 10:45 am, and finally post-Coronation coverage from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Also, Sky Showcase has its own schedule. From 6 am to 9 am Kay Burley will be presenting a special programme; from 9 am to 11 am she'll be joined by Anna Botting, between 11 am and 1 pm the Coronation will be covered, and post-Coronation programming will then continue until 3 pm.
Sky has announced that it'll be airing the coronation on its YouTube channel, and other media publications likely will as well.
Watch the Coronation in the US
Most US cable companies will have at least some level of coverage of King Charles' Coronation. The ceremony itself starts at 6 am ET/3 am PT, though some channels will begin their coverage early.
ABC News, Fox News, NBC, CBS, BBC America and CNN will also be airing the coronation, and if you don't have a cable subscription to watch them, live TV streaming services will also help.
Sling TV, FuboTV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV and Philo TV all offer one or more of those channels, and some are even on Sling TV's FreeStream, which lets you watch without paying any money.
If you don't want to pay a lot of money for these live TV streaming services, you can use Peacock to watch NBC's coverage or Paramount Plus to watch CBS'.
You'll also be able to find coverage on the websites and YouTube channels of various media companies, so you won't need to pay to watch it.
Watch the Coronation everywhere else
If you're away from home and can't get access to your favorite digital streaming service you can use a VPN, like ExpressVPN, to use them.
However most countries will be airing King Charles' Coronation in some capacity on local TV, or offering ways to watch it on YouTube, so you still don't need to pay to watch it.
How to watch the Coronation Concert
To celebrate King Charles' Coronation there's going to be a concert with many artists and other public figures. It's taking place the day after the Coronation on Sunday, May 7, and it begins at 8 pm UK/3 pm ET / midday PT.
In the UK, you can watch it on BBC One or iPlayer, and while no US broadcasters have announced that they'll be showing it, various YouTube channels likely will. We'll update this article when some go live.
Actor Hugh Boneville is set to host, and Tom Cruise, Bear Grylls OBE, Obi Mabuse, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins will be appearing too in pre-recorded segments. Here's the full concert line-up:
- Take That
- Lionel Richie
- Katy Perry
- Andrew Boceill & Sir Bryn Terfel
- Freya Ridings & Alexis French
- Paloma Faith
- Olly Murs
- Steve Winwood
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Lang Lang
- Tiwa Savage
- DJ Pete Tong
- Sonam Kapoor
- Lucy (winner of The Piano)
- Royal Ballet, Royal Opera, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal College of Music, Royal College of Art, Ncuti Gatwa, Mei Mac and Hugh Bonneville performance special.
Watch other Coronation shows
There are plenty of shows and documentaries being made to coincide with King Charles' Coronation. Here are a few of them:
- The Windsors Coronation special
- Coronation Tailors: Fit for a King
- Ainsley's Coronation Kitchen
- Sing For The King: The Search for the Coronation Choir
- King Charles, The Boy Who Walked Alone (on Paramount Plus)
- Charles: In His Own Words (on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK)
