Tobias Sylvester
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been crowned in the historic first Coronation in 70 years at Westminster Abbey.
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KanyiDaily had earlier reported how the royal couple traveled by car from their Clarence House home to Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning for the coronation festivities.
The monarch, 74, and his wife, 75, were finally crowned in a royal event witnessed by hundreds of high-profile guests in Westminster Abbey, as well as tens of thousands of well-wishers who gathered in central London despite the rain.
King Charles Crowned
King Charles was anointed with holy oil and swore the oath of kings, before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who crowned him.
Archbishop Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on to the monarch’s head before proclaiming: “God save the King!”
The congregation, which includes 100 heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe, celebrities, everyday heroes and family and friends of the monarch, then replied: “God save the King!”
The King was then officially enthroned as the archbishop proclaimed: “Stand firm, and hold fast from henceforth this seat of royal dignity.”
The enthronement traditionally represents the monarch taking possession of his kingdom.
Queen Camilla Crowned
Minutes later, Queen Camilla was seen adjusting her hair out of her face as she was crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown.
She had earlier been anointed in public in a break with tradition.
The Bishop of Dover presented the Queen with the Rod with Dove before Lord Chartres presented her with the Sceptre with Cross.
The Queen then curtsied before the King as they appeared to smile at each other in a charming moment in the coronation.
As Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s coronation anthem was sung, the Queen was officially enthroned.
The enthroning of the Queen was a moment in which Charles and Camilla were “united in their joint vocation before God”.
Watch the videos below:
The Archbishop of Canterbury crowns King Charles III.
Cries of God Save The King fill Westminster Abbey.#Coronation pic.twitter.com/MjCZbE7l3T
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) May 6, 2023
I’m never going to stop sharing this just to annoy the haters. LONG LIVE QUEEN CAMILLA#Coronation
— Prince & Princess of Wales 𝕏 (@TribesBritannia) May 6, 2023
“Thank you William” – King Charles III 🥺👑#Coronation pic.twitter.com/T8jZTFD4Rp
— Kayla Adams (@KaylaAdams___) May 6, 2023
Prince William pays homage to his father, King Charles III 👑♥️
“I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God” #Coronation pic.twitter.com/lkMlQytpVn
— Kayla Adams (@KaylaAdams___) May 6, 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Westminster Abbey after being crowned to board the Gold State Coach.#Coronation https://t.co/4dfqiQ8zFw
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 6, 2023
The procession has begun as the newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla make their way from Westminster Abbey in the Gold State Coach#Coronation https://t.co/2DuremfZ7I
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 6, 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation comes eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September at the age of 96.
