As King Charles III’s has been formally crowned as King of England, here is a list of Indians at the coronat🔯ion ceremony on Saturday.
At the coronation from India are Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and actor Sonam Kapoor, who have invited to the cor✱onation cer𝓀emony in London.
The NDTV report said the ceremony at Westminster Abbey hosted heads of state and governments along with foreign dignitaries for the royal spectacle last witnessed 🍒70 years ago when the monarch's mother Eliz🃏abeth was crowned the Queen.
Vice President Dhankha𝐆r, who will officially represent India, reached London yesterday along with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar for tꦇhe star-studded royal extravaganza, said the report.
It mentioned Sonam Kapoor will deliver a spoken word performance to introduce the C💧ommonwealth virtual choir.
There are also going to be two dabbawalas from Mumbai, who will represent their fraternity at the coro🐎nation event, said the report.
It said they have been bought a Puneri turban aꦺnd a shawl made by the Warkari community to gift the King on the special occasion.
The report said Charles had visited the renowned lunchbox delivery men of Mumbai during h🎉is India visit in 2003.
The dabbawalas were also inviℱted to Charles' wedding with Camilla Parker Bowℱles, it mentioned.
Several Indian community workers,൲ who have been associated with the King's charity initiatives, are also invited, including a self-made consultant and a chef, it stated.
“Sourabh Phadke, a 37-year-old Pune-born architect who graduated from Charles' foundation's Building Craft Programme and the Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts, too has been 𒉰invited to the cermony.
Gulfsh✨a, 33, who was✱ awarded the Prince's Trust Global Award last year, is on the list too. She is from Delhi. She now works for a consultancy firm, providing price estimates for construction projects, according to the Buckingham Palace,” it said.
🅷It also stated Indian-origin Jay Patel from Canada is also on the guest list for completing the Prince's Trust Canada's Youth Employment programme last May.
It said he has secur🦩ed a chef's job at the iconic CN Tower in Toronto, the palace said𒉰.
Rishi Sunak, th🀅e first Indian-origin Prime Minister of Br♔itain, will recite from the biblical book of Colossians at the coronation ceremony, it said.
It added Sunak and his wife Akshata🌱 Murty will also lead the procession of flag-bearers𝔉.
“His other Indian-origin peers will represent the different faiths at the ceremony. Lord Indrajit Singh will represent the Sikh faith and Lord Syed Kamall of Indo-Guyanese heritage will represent the Muslim faith,” it said.