Today’s historic first Coronation in 70 years saw the official coronation of King Charles III.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gave him his coronation in London’s Westminster Abbey.
While seated in the Coronation Chair and holding the Sceptre with Cross in his gloved right hand and the Sceptre with Dove in his gloved left hand, the monarch was crowned, now formally His Majesty. St. Edward’s Crown, which was made in 1661 and will only be worn during the ceremony, was used to crown him.
The Westminster Abbey bells rung for two minutes after the crown was put on his head. Then, King Charles was led out of the Coronation.
King Charles received the coronation robes and accessories before being crowned.
The Sword of Offering, two gold armills known as “bracelets of sincerity and wisdom,” the Coronation Orb, which “symbolizes the Christian world” with three sides representing the three continents known in medieval times, the Spurs, which “symbolize knighthood,” and the Sovereign’s Ring, which symbolizes commitment but is not worn during the ceremony, were all given to him first.
The coronation glove, which his mother also wore during her coronation, was then given to Charles to symbolize his role as a challenger and advocate for the welfare of the populace. The Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove and the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross, which stand for “the sovereign’s temporal power” and “the sovereign’s spiritual power,” respectively, were then presented to him.
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