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Newspaper headlines: The King's 'day of destiny' finally arrives

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King Charles met delighted well-wishers at the Mall in London ahead of the Coronation

"Day of destiny" is the main headline in the Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.

, aged 20, at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969, on Friday.

According to the Times, while the Coronation will be a "less lavish affair" than his mother's, it will still be the biggest military ceremonial operation since the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1969.

says Charles will "bear the weight of history... and the hopes of a nation".

There's plenty of speculation about the Duke of Sussex's appearance at the ceremony. - sat between Jack Brooksbank, Princess Eugenie's husband, and Princess Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth's cousin.

Under the headline, "spare part", the Daily Mirror reports that of seeing the King being crowned.

Polling for the paper suggests that while a majority of the UK public, 52%, still back the Royal Family - one in four has become less supportive under King Charles.

. "No politician or party could be as powerful a force for national unity", he writes.