Pair start camping outside Buckingham Palace a week before coronation as new details of service released
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo Royal fans have set up camp outside Buckingham Palace a week before the King's coronation. King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla will be officially crowned next Saturday (May 6), but royal devotees Sky London and Carol Foster have already taken their places on the Mall ahead of the ceremony.
They have set up a group of tents together, and are well supplied with deck chairs and snacks. Asked why he had set up camp a full week ahead of the coronation, Mr London said: "There’s a saying, the early bird catches the early worm." READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community He added: "We intend to hold this place, we don’t want anybody else to take it." Mr London is a seasoned royal camper.
He said he had camped outside the Queen’s funeral, the Jubilee, and the births of all three of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ children.
It was at the birth of George that he met Ms Foster. The pair have been friends ever since, meeting up to celebrate their own birthdays, as well as the birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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