King Charles III’s Coronation: See Every Stunning Photo From the Historic Ceremony
usmagazine.comGod save the king! King Charles III has officially been crowned as the sovereign of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth nations on Saturday, May 6.“King of kings and Lord of lords, bless, we beseech thee, this Crown, and so sanctify thy servant Charles, upon whose head this day thou dost place it for a sign of royal majesty,” the Archbishop of Canterbury proclaimed during the service, presenting the 74-year-old king with St.
Edward’s Crown. “That he may be crowned with thy gracious favor and filled with abundant grace and all princely virtues; through him who liveth and reigneth supreme over all things, one God, world without end.
Amen.”Charles was blessed and anointed during the Westminster Abbey occasion alongside his wife, Queen Camilla.
The former Duchess of Cornwall, who married His Majesty in 2005, was similarly anointed as the new queen on Saturday.“May thy servant Camilla, who wears this crown, be filled by thine abundant grace and with all princely virtues; reign in her heart,” the Archbishop said during the service. “O King of love, that, being certain of thy protection, she may be crowned with thy gracious favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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