After the coronation of Charles, his heir to the throne, Prince Vilmos, solemnly swore loyalty to his father.
The slightly less than two-hour ceremony III. After Károly's welcome, it began with a personal, silent prayer, and then the Archbishop of Canterbury also welcomed the gathered. Charles was then presented as the rightful king.
"God Save the King"
- answered the audience after the representatives of the English and Scottish knights and the four heavens introduced the king.
The king then swore an oath on the Bible before the Archbishop of Canterbury. After the oath, the king prays again, this time out loud. After the prayer of the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the British Prime Minister of Hindu origin, Rishi Sunak, read from the Bible the letter of the Apostle Paul to the Colossians.
After that, Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, gave a short speech, in which he spoke, among other things, about service, about consecrating the king to the service of the people.
After the speech, the cameras were taken off the king: the most sacred part of the ceremony followed.
The king took off his ceremonial clothes, then sat in the coronation chair to be anointed, received the royal symbols, and then the royal crown was placed on his head. "God save the king!" came the exclamation again.After the coronation of Charles, his heir to the throne, Prince Vilmos, solemnly swore loyalty to his father. Then, according to tradition, the Archbishop of Canterbury also crowned the king's wife, Camilla.
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