King Charles to become first monarch to pray aloud at coronation

ok.co.uk:

Ahead of next week's historic Coronation ceremony, it has officially been announced that King Charles III will become the first monarch to pray aloud in front of a coronation congregation in a “powerful” new addition to the service.

A special personal prayer has been written especially for Charles to say during the historic May 6 ceremony – one of many new firsts for the once in a lifetime occasion.The words chosen will reflect the “loving service” theme of the liturgy and were inspired in part by the popular patriotic hymn I Vow To Thee My Country, which was written back in 1921.

Charles will pray that he may be “a blessing” to all God’s children “of every faith and conviction” in another nod towards the King's commitment to serve people of all faiths and cultures , not just the Church of England.

A spokesperson for Lambeth Palace said: “This will be another powerful moment. For the first time, the monarch will pray aloud in front of the coronation congregation, which in this case includes the many millions watching in the United Kingdom and around the world.” Speaking in his memoir Spare, earlier this year, Prince Harry described his father as "deeply religious" and even revealed that the King "prayed every night" - a fact which makes the inclusion of such a private and personal moment in the coronation ceremony all the more poignant.