The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place in London on Saturday, May 6, 2023, and Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, and his wife Lady Julia will be present.
Otumfuo and Lady Julia will attend the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey alongside other monarchs and world leaders. This will be the first coronation in more than 70 years.
A statement issued by the Manhyia Palace on April 28 said, “His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, has been invited to attend the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort in London on Saturday, May 6, 2023. He will be accompanied by Lady Julia. Otumfuo Asantehene and Lady Julia will join monarchs and global leaders from across the globe who will assemble at Westminster Abbey for what is expected to be a feast of pageantry marking the first coronation in over 70 years”.
Otumfuo Asantehene and Lady Julia will be welcomed by King Charles in a private audience at Buckingham Palace on May 4, 2023, prior to the Coronation, the Manhyia Palace noted in its statement.
“Before the Coronation, Otumfuo Asantehene and Lady Julia will be received by King Charles in a private audience at Buckingham Palace on May 4, 2023. They will also attend the King’s official reception for overseas guests on May 5, 2023,” Manhyia Palace underscored.
After his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on September 8, 2022, at her rural Balmoral home, Charles III immediately ascended to the throne.
Read below the details of the statement by Manhyia Palace
In another news, Gregory Afoko will be tried again after serving more than six years in prison for the murder of Alhaji Adams Mahama, the late Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Asabke Alangdi, the second defendant, was given a hanging death sentence.
This comes after the jury found Gregory Afoko not guilty of both the charge of murder and the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, 4-3.
