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Charles III will be crowned in a ceremony next month at Westminster Abbey, and 12 bespoke compositions have been produced for the occasion.

12 newly commissioned works will be performed at the service, devised by major names like musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and film score composer Patrick Doyle

Buckingham Palace reveals further detail on the 12 new commissioned works for Their Majesties' Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 6 May.

The monarch, 74, who will be crowned alongside his wife Queen Consort Camilla, 75, at London's Westminster Abbey on 6 May, summoned Sir John Eliot Gardiner to his Windsor home to ask him to lead the Monteverdi Choir at the ceremony

The musical-theatre legend has written a piece of music especially for King Charles's Coronation. But what will we hear from him?

With his rich voice, infectious enthusiasm and beaming smile, Roderick Williams is one of the UK's best-known singers. Here are the essential Williams facts

Orchestras from the UK and Canada will unite as the Coronation Orchestra

Overtures, organ works, and the first-ever Welsh-language performance at a UK Coronation: all you need to know about the Coronation's 12 special commissions

The artists who have crafted the new music that will be played at the King’s coronation have spoken of the joy behind their creations.An anthem written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and a “jubilant and uplifting” coronation march created by Patrick Do...

Charles has personally selected the musical programme, which has been designed to showcase a range of talent and styles from the UK and Commonwealth.