💬 'In a democracy it is the head of state who should be swearing allegiance to the people, not the other way around' A call for the public to swear allegiance to King Charles from home during his coronation has been criticised
from home during his coronation has been met with warnings it could stoke anti-monarchist sentiment.
Coronation officials revealed on Saturday night that the Coronation would include the first-ever “Homage of the People”, replacing a part of the ceremony which traditionally sees peers pledge their allegiance to the monarch., as well as royal fans watching on television, online or gathered in the open air at big screens, will be invited to recite a pledge to “pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law”.
“I am a practising Muslim, I did that on my holy book. I was very proud to do so and I will be joining in at the weekend as well.”Michelle O’Neill , an avowed Irish republican who has said she will attend the coronation in her role as Northern Ireland’s first minister-designate. Sinn Féin MPs do not take up seats in the UK Parliament because of a refusal to swear a similar pledge. The party did not return a request for comment.said: “Asking us to chant our allegiance does seem an odd request when so many of us think that the monarchy is an outdated institution that needs drastic reform. And I really think that the king is rich enough to pay for his own coronation, not us taxpayers.
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