The UK awaits the coronation of King Charles III next Saturday.
And Britain’s Sky News network reported on Sunday that for the first time in history, the British people will be given an active role in the coronation ceremony of one of the country’s kings.
And the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is also the head of the Church in England, called on “those who watch or hear the coronation ceremony to take part in it with a shout of support for the king in the country and the surroundings”. the world.”
Mass loyalty to the king will replace the traditional declaration of allegiance, which was made by peers, in which heir peers pledge allegiance to the crowned monarch by kneeling before him in a single line.
During the ceremony, Welby will ask all people “of goodwill in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Kingdoms and Territories to pledge allegiance, with their hearts and with their votes, to their unquestionable King and Defender of all.”
The speech that Whipple will recite, and which Britons will be asked to repeat, contains the following sentence: “I swear to give true allegiance to your Majesty and to your heirs and successors according to law, and God help me.”
Then Wilby will say: “God save the King”, and the British will have to answer him: “God save King Charles, and long live the king forever”.
A spokesperson for Lambeth Palace, the principal seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, said the clause on Britons swearing allegiance to the king was particularly exciting because it was so new.
He added: “It’s something that we can share because of the advancement of technology, and it will not only be for people in the church (where the coronation will take place) but also for people who follow us on the Internet or on TV.”
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