Saint Alban's cathedral drew a crowd to the church to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III

While the coronation was held on Saturday in AEST, and many chose to recognise and celebrate the coronation as it happened with livestreams and news coverage - the St Alban's Cathedral celebrated the coronation with an 'Evensong' service on May 7.

The night drew plenty of people along with dignitaries to the cathedral, bravely facing the cold to come in and pay respect to the new king with music and prayer.

The Very Reverend Thomas Leslie, the Dean of St Alban's, said it was a unique celebration with a solid turnout, particularly considering the time and weather.

"I think it went very well, we had a good turnout. Everyone enjoyed themselves ... it was a good, fun event," he said.

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He thanked the Archdeacon of Riverina for his service.

"I think it's worth noting that we had an excellent service. It was interesting what he did with the theme, there were lots of ways he could have taken it," he said.

The cathedral opened it's doors in 1954, making this the first coronation that the building itself has seen - missing Queen Elizabeth II's coronation by a single year.

Very Reverend Thomas Leslie said that seeing the coronation in England was interesting.

"It was interesting to see they've cut it back to something slightly less elaborate than what had been before, while keeping all the pomp and circumstance."

"There would have been a celebration for the 1953 coronation, but this would have been the first in the building."

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