Coronation

The King will be formally crowned in a splendid array of tradition and ceremony on Saturday night New Zealand time.

But amidst all the pageantry, the British Empire has a problematic past.

Vanuatu-based journalist Dan McGarry said the past has not been forgotten, but the level of impact is different in the various parts of the Blue Continent.

"I think you'll find a range of opinion and a range of enthusiasm," McGarry told RNZ Pacific.

The concert will be broadcast on the BBC on 7 May featuring "global music icons", orchestras and a diverse "coronation choir".

BBC reports it will come the day after the coronation at Westminster Abbey.

Processions to and from the abbey will take place, ending with a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace.

These are among the new details just released on plans for the weekend which the King and Queen Consort hope will be an opportunity for friends, families and communities to celebrate together, said Buckingham Palace.