The Shard will dazzle passers-by with a union flag display to celebrate King Charles’s Coronation.
The tip of the 1,000ft building will light up in patriotic colours every night from sunset to 1am between Saturday, May 6 and Monday, May 8.
The spectacle, masterminded by British lighting designers Woodroffe Bassett Design, will feature 552 LED lights and fixtures beaming from The Shard’s top twenty storeys.
Michael Baker, CEO of Real Estate Management (UK) Limited, said: “As a beacon for modern London, The Shard will be joining the celebrations taking place across the country and the world.
“We are delighted to be displaying what will probably be the highest representation of the union flag over this historic weekend and shine a light that reflects unity as we come together as a nation to commemorate the occasion.”
The display forms part of The Shard’s ‘Lighting up the Nation’ celebration, which features a range of events over the Coronation weekend.
The Shard’s Shangri-La hotel will display the crown jewels and invite guests to join a trip to a local distillery where they’ll learn about the gin martini – rumoured to be Charles’s favourite tipple.
Bar 31 will screen the procession on May 6 and GONG Bar is hosting a ‘Best of British’ pop royalty night.
Aqua Shard will serve a Coronation brunch from Saturday to Money and Shard employees will enjoy a royal-themed ‘village fete’ on one of the floors.