Check out the Indians Attending King Charles’ Coronation

Several dignitaries of Indian origin will be among the 2,200-strong congregation that will be assembled at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday for King Charles III’s Coronation.

Indian Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar is expected to represent India at the majestic coronation ceremony. He will be among the guests including members of the royal family, as well as international representatives from 203 countries, including approximately 100 Heads of State, alongside community and charity champions.

Sourabh Phadke, a graduate of the Prince’s Foundation’s Building Craft Programme and the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts – set up in Dumfries House, Scotland, has been invited to this royal function.

“Before arriving to study at Dumfries House, Sourabh, now 37, led a nomadic existence, moving from one community to another to lead education in science and social studies and using his architecture degree and skills in earthbuilding to help communities plan and build housing and school facilities,” the Buckingham palace said in a statement.

Among the other young people associated with the former Prince of Wales’ charity initiatives invited to his coronation include Gulfsha, who was awarded the Prince’s Trust Global Award in 2022 in recognition of her exceptional determination and achievements demonstrated through her participation in the charity’s Get Into programme in India.

Indian-origin Jay Patel is an invitee for completing the Prince’s Trust Canada’s Youth Employment programme in May 2022. Jay gained valuable skills and secured a job as a cook at Toronto’s iconic CN Tower – one of the city’s most famous landmarks.

The overall guest list will also include members of Parliament, former British Prime Ministers, representatives from the church and other faiths, representatives from the country’s defence services, Nobel Prize Winners and British Empire Medal (BEM) recipients. There will also be several celebrities in the congregation including American singer-songwriter Lionel Ritchie as an Ambassador of the Prince’s Trust and Kelly Jones, the lead singer of the band Stereophonics, also for her association with the Trust.