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King Charles III was crowned in a grand ceremony held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday – becoming the seventh monarch to wear the gold St Edward’s Crown.
The solemn religious ceremony that dates back almost a thousand years began with Charles taking an oath of service before the Archbishop of Canterbury opened the service, which included a reading by Britain’s first Hindu Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Part of the sacred ceremony involved Charles and his wife Camilla being symbolically re-married in the eyes of God to take on the oath of service together.
”The ring ‘marries’ Consort to King, and them both to God in duty and to the People in loving service, and in turn acts as an assurance of God’s unfailing love,” the official Liturgy of the ceremony said.
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The Throne Chairs, which are used during the enthroning were made for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in May 1937, another rainy day in Britain.
Westminster Abbey has been the site of every British Coronation since that of William The Conqueror in 1066 and King Charles III and wife, Queen Camilla, followed in the footsteps of this grand tradition in a service themed “Called to Serve”.
Faith leaders and representatives of the Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish communities processed through the Abbey ahead of the service and House of Lords peers of Indian heritage handed over key regalia to the monarch during the ceremony.
King Charles III crowned as Great Britain’s new King
Following a regal procession riding in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach bearing a gilded crown, the King and Queen made their way to the Abbey from Buckingham Palace, accompanied by military personnel on foot and on horseback. The streets of central London were lined with thousands of well-wishers waving flags, alongside some groups of protesters who campaign for the abolition of the monarchy and have organised #NotMyKing protests at Trafalgar Square. There were some reports of arrests of protesters as they allegedly tried to disrupt the procession.
Once at the Abbey, the King was greeted by a congregation of around 2,200 – made up of heads of state and government, worldwide royalty as well as community champions.
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Dr Sudesh Dhankhar represented India on the historic occasion and were seated alongside other Commonwealth Heads of State.
(with PTI inputs)
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