“Charles III’s Coronation: Monarchy Supporters Flock to Witness Historic Day in London”

In Great Britain, this Saturday, May 6, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be crowned.

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The most ardent supporters of the monarchy already began to gather in London a week before the coronation to witness the historic day, which has not happened in Britain for more than 70 years.

The British royal couple will travel in a six-horse carriage on the approximately two-kilometer long journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, where the solemn coronation ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. (13:00 Latvian time).

More than 2,000 guests have been invited to the ceremony in Westminster Abbey – both foreign leaders and monarchs, as well as officials and representatives of civil society.

The basis of the coronation ceremony of the British monarch has not changed for more than a thousand years. First, the king will be introduced to the congregation, who will respond by shouting “God save the king!”. The monarch will then take the coronation oath, the text of which has changed over the centuries.

At the previous coronation in 1953, Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who was 27 years old at the time, promised to rule according to the law, achieve justice with mercy and preserve the Church of England. She also swore to govern the Commonwealth of Nations, where the British monarch is head of state, “according to the laws and customs of the same.”

Next, in the ceremony, the archbishop will “anoint, bless and consecrate” the monarch, who will sit in the King Edward or Coronation Chair, made in 1300, under the canopy.

Welby has confirmed that the anointing, or sacrament that separates individuals from the worldly realm and ushers them into the divine, will be “the only part of the ceremony that the public will not see”.

Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh leaders will also be at the ceremony in an effort to reflect the diversity of today’s society and Charles’ efforts to build a more cohesive society.

Rishi Sunak, the first Hindu Prime Minister in British history, will read the Bible during the ceremony. Scottish Prime Minister Humza Yousaf, who is the first Muslim to head a Western European government, will also attend the ceremony.

Following the presentation of the ruler’s orb and sceptre, which confirms his spiritual and temporal authority, the monarch will be placed on the head of the Crown of St. Edward and the monarch will take his seat on the throne.

Then, traditionally, the archbishop, princes and senior officials of the upper house of parliament – the House of Lords – will kneel before the crowned monarch and take the oath of allegiance, but in the scenario of the coronation of Charles III, there is a “celebration of the people”, when everyone in Westminster Abbey, on the streets of London or at home in front of a TV screen can swear. his allegiance to the king.

The King and Queen in the carriage, which was first used in 1762, will go in a wider “Coronation Procession” accompanied by other representatives of the royal family and about 4,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers, and will return to Buckingham Palace, where at 2:15 p.m. they will greet their subjects from the palace balcony and wave the Royal Air Force. for a parade of strength.

The ceremony will be attended by the king’s closest relatives: his eldest son William, Prince of Wales, who has now become the heir to the throne, with his wife Catherine, Charles’ sister Princess Anne with her husband, the king’s brother Edward, Duke of Edinburgh with his wife and children.

In addition to his wife Meghan, the youngest son of Charles III, Harry, will also attend the ceremony, who, like Charles’ brother Prince Andrew, is not expected to formally participate in the event. Harry with his wife and two children – Prince Archie, who turns four years old on Saturday, and almost two-year-old Princess Lilibeth – gave up his daily duties in the royal family and moved to Los Angeles, where in a series of interviews he revealed the complicated and bitter relationship with Harry’s family. Andrew, on the other hand, has lost both his military titles and a prominent place in the hierarchy of the royal family in connection with the scandal of possible sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl.

William’s eldest son Prince George, who is nine and second in line to the throne, will be among the royal groomsmen at the ceremony.

Queen Camilla’s grandchildren will also attend the ceremony, while her first husband Andrew Parker-Bowles is among the invited guests.

Among the guests at Westminster Abbey will be Michelle O’Neill, leader of Northern Ireland’s Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, although her party traditionally opposes the monarchy. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US First Lady Jill Biden, representatives of European monarchies, as well as the royal families of Bhutan, Jordan, Tonga and Thailand, the Maori King from New Zealand, the Imperial Family of Japan, as well as representatives of the former royal families of Bulgaria, Romania and Greece will also attend the ceremony. . Also, among the guests are representatives of various charitable organizations and activists.

Various neighborhood street parties or “Big Coronation Lunch” are expected in Great Britain on Sunday, but at 20:00 at Windsor Castle, around 10,000 guests will watch the Coronation concert, in which Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, “Take That”, Andrea Bocelli and other artists will take part.

The 74-year-old Charles became the king of Great Britain on September 8 of last year, when his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled for 70 years, died.

Considering the king’s age, it is clear that he has to leave his mark on history in a relatively short time as a monarch.

In the first six months of becoming king, he has opened up the royal archives to allow researchers to analyze the British monarchy’s relationship with slavery.

Also, Charles III is committed to creating a so-called smaller monarchy, when the number of members of the royal family who are actively working and paid for by the budget is more limited. He also tries to give the monarchy a more emotional edge, not hiding tears after his mother’s death or sitting on the floor when he met the congregation at a Sikh house of worship in Luton.

Although the wait for the throne has been long, experts say it has given Charles the opportunity to watch his mother, learn from his mistakes and prepare early for what kind of king he wants to be and what kind of legacy he will leave in history. Elizabeth II, who became queen at the age of 25, and many other British monarchs were educated at home by tutors, but Charles has been schooled and experienced life outside the palace walls.

Charles studied history at Cambridge University and served six years in the Royal Navy.

As Prince of Wales, he has founded various charities that, for example, help young people find work, education and training. He has also started an organic food company and is passionate about urban planning. He is passionate about preserving environmental diversity and preventing the climate crisis.

The Queen’s son once urged ministers to abandon projects he said were damaging Britain’s historic architecture.

Queen Elizabeth II earned the respect of supporters across the political spectrum by never publicly expressing her political views and sympathies, while Charles’ past involvement in political processes and public statements have been criticized as a violation of the ban on the royal family interfering in national politics.

Before the death of Princess Diana in a car accident in Paris in 1997, in the eyes of many observers of the royal house, Charles was a bad husband who cheated on his wife with his longtime lover Camilla, who in 2005 became his second wife.

Although there was a dislike of Charles after Diana’s death and even an outright hatred of Camilla, over the years the couple has managed to gain the respect and admiration of the British public. With her charitable activities, sense of humor and down-to-earth lifestyle, Camilla has proven to many that she is worthy to wear the queen’s crown.

When Charles and Camilla married, it was reported that she would not have the title of Queen, however, shortly before her death, Queen Elizabeth II also confirmed that Camilla would be given the title of Queen.

On the day of the coronation in Great Britain, alongside the celebrations, protests by deniers of the monarchy are planned.

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