Here are some of the quirkier stories around the coronation of Charles III as king on May 6
A photograph taken on May 2, 2023 shows a knitted crown displayed on a post office box next, in Rhyl, north Wales, ahead of the coronation ceremony of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realm nations, on May 6, 2023. Credit: Paul ELLIS / AFP
"Untangled Haydock", a group promoting wellbeing and social crochet, has decked several red postboxes with crowns and woollen monarchs.
"We had six model makers building it and it took about 32,000 Lego pieces overall," said the attraction's chief model maker Paula Leighton.
Hamley's toy store in central London also has a Charles replica made from the popular plastic bricks.