{"id":945,"date":"2023-05-04T05:54:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2023-05-04T05:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:54:24","slug":"coronation-of-king-charles-iii-3-days-to-go-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/?p=945","title":{"rendered":"Coronation of King Charles III \u2013 3 days to go \u2026 Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the weekend I decided to go to Central London for a quiet walk and take some photos of  Buckingham Palace and the route that King Charles III will take on Saturday 6 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some photos of the <strong>Buckingham Palace <\/strong>area.  You will also see that my idea was not a novel one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Main-Gate-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buckingham Palace &#8211; Main Gate  (Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-side-view-2023-05-01-at-14.19.36.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buckingham Palace &#8211; Green Park side  (Photo by K. A. Smith) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Statute-protected-2023-05-01-at-14.32.55.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Queen Victoria Memorial (boarded up and protected) with Buckingham Palace in the background  <br>(Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.26.12.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Press Booths on the ready  (Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-Press-Booths-2023-05-01-at-14.20.50.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yes, more Press Booths facing Buckingham Palace  (Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.34.50.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buckingham Palace -front view  (Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/QV-Memorial-and-Seatig-Area-2023-05-01-at-14.19.09.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from between Buckingham Palace and Queen Victoria Memorial.  Seating area can be seen to the right in the background. Photo taken facing the direction of the Mall  (Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?resize=525%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smithkas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Seating-area-in-front-of-Buckingham-Palace-2023-05-01-at-14.27.42.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seating area facing Queen Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace  <br>(Photo by K. A. Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow I will post photos of St. James Park, The Mall and Admiralty Arch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the weekend I decided to go to Central London for a quiet walk and take some photos of Buckingham Palace and the route that King Charles III will take on Saturday 6 May. Below are some photos of the Buckingham Palace area. You will also see that my idea was not a novel one. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/?p=945\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Coronation of King Charles III \u2013 3 days to go \u2026 Photos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":954,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945\/revisions\/954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithkas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}