RAF trumpeters to play fanfare at King's coronation
Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force will play an opening and closing fanfare at King Charles III's coronation.
The artists who have crafted the new music that will be played on Saturday 6 May have spoken of the joy behind their creations.
An anthem written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and a "jubilant and uplifting" coronation march created by Patrick Doyle are among the 12 new compositions for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Charles has personally selected the musical programme for the ceremony, which has been designed to showcase a range of talent and styles from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
More than 6,000 men and women of the UK Armed Forces will take part in the coronation.
Soldiers, sailors and aviators from across the UK and Commonwealth will participate in two processions accompanying their Majesties to and from Westminster Abbey, where the coronation takes place – the largest military ceremonial operation for 70 years.
Nearly 400 Armed Forces personnel from at least 35 Commonwealth countries will also be on parade to mark the historic moment.
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