The first royal coronation in decades is a major historical event, and will be marked by celebrations big and small in Ballarat on Saturday.
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Royal enthusiasts watching the proceedings at home can enjoy special King Charles III-themed cupcakes from Eureka Street's Little Cupcake Shop, or the special Coronation Quiche is a good home-cooked option.
Television coverage from Buckingham Palace will begin about 4pm Saturday.
If you feel like heading out, why not check out Humffray Street North's Queens Head Hotel for a meal - and support a good cause.
The pub will be running a special charity trivia afternoon and high tea from 2.30pm on Saturday, supporting Twin Hearts.
Manager Paul Stewart said it'll tie in well to the pub's theme - with plenty of Queen Elizabeth memorabilia on the walls and a traditional English pub menu.
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Elsewhere in town, the Town Hall's historic bells will ring on Sunday from 1pm to welcome the new King, and Ballarat's Town Crier Hedley Thompson will read a proclamation.
Next week, Queen Elizabeth II's royal fiddler, Paul Anderson, will perform to a sold-out crowd at Blackwood's St Martin's Chapel.
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