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King Charles III Coronation Yarnbomb Barwell

The Barwell Yarnbombers are back with a #Coronation themed #Yarnbomb in the center of Barwell village in Leicestershire. Featuring woolly recreations of Big Ben, Beefeaters and even the Golden State coach among the bollard toppers, this right royal display is fit for a king, rendered here in his royal robes, St Edward's crown and with Queen Camilla by his side. Also putting in an appearance with his marmalade sandwich to hand is Paddington Bear and several Kings guards.

King Charles III Postbox Topper SKB, Syston

The Syston Knitting Banksy (SKB) returns with another spectacular creation. The elusive Syston Knitting Banksy or SKB regularly creates knitted artworks related to current events and to mark special occasions. With King Charles III upcoming coronation the artist has depicted the new king on his throne with Crown, Orb and Sceptre atop a postbox in the village of Syston in Leicestershire. Full of accurate details the piece features recreations of the St Edward's Crown used in the Coronation service itself, the Golden cloak which represents the Robe Royal and featuring the national emblems of the UK. The chair is a wooly duplicate of the coronation chair commissioned by Edward 1st in 1296, it also features a gray area representing the "Stone Of Scone" used for centuries in the coronation of scottish monarchs.