King Charles' Coronation broke TV viewing record as 20m Brits tuned in
ok.co.ukKing Charles' Coronation was watched by over 20 million people, making it the most viewed TV event of 2023 so far. The monarch, 74, was officially crowned alongside his wife, Queen Camilla, 75, at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May in a historic ceremony led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
According to ratings board BARB, 20.4 million people watched as St Edward's Crown was placed on King Charles' head, making it the most watched moment of the day.
The BBC's coverage of the royal event, fronted by Huw Edwards and Kirsty Young, pulled in the most amount of viewers, with other channels such as ITV and TalkTV following closely behind.
An average of 18.8 million people tuned in to watch the King's Coronation across 11 different channels, with BBC coverage peaking at 15.5 million viewers while ITV recorded an average of 3.3 million viewers tuning in to watch the Coronation on ITV1.
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