THE Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort will be live-streamed at Salisbury Cathedral.

From 9.30am on Saturday, May 6, one big screen will be set up in the nave with two 65-inch TVs in the north and south transepts, all screening the historic event.

Normal visitor charging will be suspended during the morning screening but will resume in the afternoon.

The screening will be followed at 1pm by an afternoon of music from Swing Unlimited Big Band on the west front (or the cloisters in the event of rain).

The programme, which includes the Alcock Sisters trio, features songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, with one or two Blues Brothers numbers to complete the list.

There will also be a barbecue and bar provided.

Throughout the week of the Coronation (from Tuesday 2 May) the replica of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation robe will be on display in St Lawrence’s Chapel. 

Following its showing in the cathedral, the replica robe will be taken to the Sandringham in Bloom show from Saturday, June 3 until Sunday, June 11.

Salisbury Journal: Replica Coronation Robe created by Salisbury Cathedral Flower Arrangers.Replica Coronation Robe created by Salisbury Cathedral Flower Arrangers. (Image: Finnbarr Webster)

Preparations for Coronation Day begin the week before with daily bunting-making activities for children and adults on the West Lawn between 10am and 3pm on Saturday, April 29.

The finished bunting will be hung in the Cloisters on Friday 5 May in time for the Coronation Day opening.

Crown-making activities will be on for preschool children in the south nave aisle of the cathedral from 10am until 12pm on Friday 5 May, complete with a Selfie throne for small kings and queens.

The encounters with kings exhibition features treasures that have connections to kings of the past.

Ancient books and documents held in the cathedral's library will be on show.

Salisbury Journal: The Cleark of Works account for 1688-9 which record the ringing of the bells for James II's birthday and William and Mary's Accession to the throne.The Cleark of Works account for 1688-9 which record the ringing of the bells for James II's birthday and William and Mary's Accession to the throne. (Image: Salisbury Cathedral Library and Archive)

It will be open every day from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm until 3.30pm on Saturday, April 29, to Friday, May 5.

Entry is included in the cathedral admission fee but space is limited so visitors may be asked to queue.

No dogs are allowed in the library, which is accessed by 37 steps up a steep and uneven spiral staircase.

King Charles III is well-known to Salisbury Cathedral both in his capacity as Colonel in Chief of the Army Air Corps and as a champion of the Spire Appeal in the 1980s and 1990s.