United Kingdom : King Charles Coronation Saturday
- Par Eldickson Agbortogo
- 05 mai 2023 10:35
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The May 6 event, will take place eight months on from his appointment as King on September 8 last year.
A ceremony to coronate King Charles III will be held at Westminster Abbey and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It will also see Camilla being crowned Queen. Full pomp and pageantry will be on display, with priceless regalia forming the centerpiece of the ceremony. Before this, the pair will travel from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach as part of the King’s Procession. The carriage to the ceremonial ground would include air conditioning, electric windows and up-to-date suspension and from the ceremonial ground to the palace, the couple will travel in a Gold State Coach. As per tradition, the ceremony will see the monarch pledge to be “defender of the faith” in the coronation oath, but officials also plan to add a few more words which will reflect Britain’s ethnic diversity and show that the King recognizes his service to all religions.
Charles will then be anointed, blessed and consecrated by the Archbishop and receive the orb and scepters before St Edward’s Crown is placed on his head. This will officially make him King Charles III. A brief ceremony to crown Queen Camilla will follow. During the ceremony. Greek Orthodox music will be played by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble in tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh. Andrew Lloyd Webber has been commissioned to compose the coronation anthem, which will be one of 12 musical pieces personally selected by the King to play during the ceremony.
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