![]() She had been nursing the two-month-old Prince Edward when HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh opened the original Bull Ring Shopping Centre on May 29, 1964. Judging by this week's pre-Coronation visit of William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales to Birmingham, the Royal Family looks set to continue to enjoy its relationship with the city where Her Majesty The Queen opened everything from the QE Hospital to the ICC, Dental Hospital and the refashioned New Street Station. King Charles will be crowned alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, in their own Westminster Abbey ceremony. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has provided funding for giant screens across the region so that members of the public can watch the May 6 Coronation of King Charles III in the open air together in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley and Solihull. You can see pictures of Diana and Charles in Victoria in this photo story below.Ĭharles and Diana in Victoria Square almost 30 years apart View gallery In another coincidence, that date will be just 27 days shy of the 70th anniversary of Jwhen his mother's Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey. The death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 then paved the way for King Charles III's Coronation on Saturday, May 6 this year. You can watch our 48-minute Facebook Live broadcast of his entire visit by clicking on this link to our Birmingham Live Facebook. Read more: Side by side with Prince Charles as he enjoys a walkabout in Victoria Square It was held just three hours before he opened the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. On July 28 last year, the then Prince Charles was in Victoria Square for what would be his last city walkabout as The Prince of Wales. Were you there when she visited three decades ago? So the coronation is exactly the same date as Princess Di's most high profile visit to Birmingham city centre - but 30 years later. And that's the 30th anniversary of the day that the late Diana, Princess of Wales was in Birmingham to officially open the remodelled Victoria Square - where the Prince of Wales held his last official city walkabout just six weeks to the day before the death of his mother, Her Majesty The Queen. The Coronation of King Charles III will take place on May 6, 2023. The date of King Charles III's Coronation shares a mysterious connection with Princess Diana.
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