The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
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Remember, this will only be the second televised Coronation and the first to be broadcast live on the internet, such is the rarity of this event.
One part of the Coronation that will not be televised will be the anointing of the King with holy oil on his head, hands and chest by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. It is so sacred that it will take place privately behind an ornate screen.
After the King is anointed the world will see him presented with the Orb and the Sceptre and have the Crown of St Edward placed upon his head.
The King will then never again wear the Crown of St Edward. The next person to wear it will be William at his Coronation.
One part of the Coronation that will not be televised will be the anointing of the King with holy oil on his head, hands and chest by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. It is so sacred that it will take place privately behind an ornate screen.
After the King is anointed the world will see him presented with the Orb and the Sceptre and have the Crown of St Edward placed upon his head.
The King will then never again wear the Crown of St Edward. The next person to wear it will be William at his Coronation.
I guess it's understandable. Most people like a little privacy for applying lube.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, enit? Kinky!
The Archbishop of Canterbury, enit? Kinky!
It’s Friday night. I might even consider some anointing heading into the weekend, but I’ll go for Lisa’s Holy Oil and maybe some Netflix.
If they need to hide Chuck behind a screen, I’m thinking they are anointing more than his head, hands, & chest.
So, tell us more about Seamus the dog, as that might be interesting. I like Irish Wolfhound’s, and damn any other dog.
More than 5,000 armed forces personnel travelled by train to London Waterloo before marching off to take part in the coronation.
Network Rail said it was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain's railways since Sir Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.
Members of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Commonwealth forces travelled to the UK's busiest railway station on Saturday morning on board nine trains.
Report by Iain Jones.
Network Rail said it was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain's railways since Sir Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.
Members of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Commonwealth forces travelled to the UK's busiest railway station on Saturday morning on board nine trains.
Report by Iain Jones.
The anointing of the monarch during their coronation goes back to the anointing of the King of Dal Riada on the west coast of Scotland over 1000 years ago.
The royal couple are travelling at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
It’s a storied vehicle: the gilded crown on the top was carved from oak from HMS Victory.
As for the modern touches - the coach boasts hydraulic shock absorbers and air conditioning. We can’t speak for the handling on London roads, however.
It’s being drawn by six Windsor Grey horses: Icon, Shadow, Milford Haven, Echo, Knightsbridge and Tyrone.
This outbound procession involves around 200 members of the armed forces, centred around the Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
Another 1,000 route liners from the forces are flanking them.
That might sound like a lot, but we’re expecting the return procession to be larger still.
The crowds cheers as they go past.