High Stewards of Scotland

Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain.

St Edward's Crown -- a solid gold, sacred symbol of the monarch's authority used only once in their reign -- will be placed on Charles's head at 1100 GMT to cries of "God Save the King".

Britain and the world will bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday in a ceremony said not to have been seen since the funeral of former prime minister Winston Churchill nearly 60 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip celebrates his 98th birthday in a family circle and receives congratulations from the royal family, the World Agencies have said.