Charles III will officially be crowned king of the United Kingdom on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to descend on London to witness all the pomp and ceremony. It’s estimated the event will cost over $125 million and some 100 heads of state will attend. But The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports that much notice is also being paid to those who won’t be there.
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