The Order of Service has now been officially been revealed - and there will be no role for Prince Harry
King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation will kick off today after months of planning which will see royals take part in key roles during the lengthy ceremony. , The Mirror reports.
Camilla will process in with her pages of honour, her grandsons Freddy Parker Bowles, Gus Lopes, Louis Lopes and her great nephew Arthur Elliot. Other with her will include her sister Annabel, the Marchioness of Landsdowne and Major Oliver Plunkett. All of the royals will then make their way back to Buckingham Palace at around 1pm with Charles and Camilla in the Gold State Coach leading the way. It will be followed by an appearance by the royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony, where there will be a flypast by the RAF at 2.30pm.
ORDER OF SERVICE IN FULL Here is the order of service for the King’s coronation, which will take place at 11am at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May:Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 11.00 a.m.When William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold at Hastings in 1066, he was determined that he should be seen as the legitimate king of England. He set his sights on being crowned in the new Abbey Church that Edward the Confessor had built beside his Palace at Westminster.
A Bible is presented to The King, upon which he swears oaths to govern the peoples with justice and mercy and uphold the Churches. Then, for the first time at a Coronation, The King prays publicly for grace to be ‘a blessing to all … of every faith and belief’ and to serve after the pattern of Christ.
The King then moves from the Coronation Chair to his Throne in the centre of the Abbey and is encouraged by the Archbishop to ‘Stand firm and hold fast’, confident in God ‘whose throne endures for ever.’ Once enthroned, The King receives Homage , first from the Archbishop of Canterbury, then from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and finally the opportunity for the congregation and people elsewhere to participate in various ways.
Members of the Congregation are requested kindly to refrain from using cameras, video, or sound recording equipment. Please ensure that mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched off. During the music before the service, please keep conversation to a minimum. Those who wish are invited to join in the words in bold type.The service is conducted by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan.
The fanfares at The Recognition and The Homage were composed for this service by Dr Christopher Robinson CVO CBE.The Ascension Choir is directed by Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah.The Coronation Brass Ensemble is conducted by Paul Wynne Griffiths.
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern. All remain seated.PROCESSION OF THE KING AND THE QUEENThe Reverend Canon Paul Wright LVO Sub-Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal
Primatial Cross of Canterbury borne by The Reverend Tosin Oladipo, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury Their Majesties The King and The Queen move through the body of the Church to the Chairs of Estate in the Theatre of CoronationAll remain standing. Samuel Strachan, Child of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, addresses The KingThe King repliesTheir Majesties remain standing at the Chairs of Estate in silent prayer
I HERE present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face north. The Right Honourable the Baroness Amos LG CH says WILL you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, your other Realms and the Territories to any of them belonging or pertaining, according to their respective laws and customs?Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all your judgements?WILL you to the utmost of your power maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power maintain in the United...
loving service one to another; to thine eternal glory, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit reignest supreme over all things, one God, now and for ever. Amen. By the power of the same Spirit, grant that this holy oil may be for thy servant Charles a sign of joy and gladness; that as King he may know the abundance of thy grace and the power of thy mercy, and that we may be made a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for thine own possession.The King is divested of the Robe of State, and moves to sit in the Coronation Chair. The Anointing Screen, borne by representatives of the Household Division, is held around the Coronation Chair.
The King stands and offers the Sword at the Altar, where it is received by the Dean. The King returns to the Coronation Chair. The Sword is redeemed and is returned to the Lord President of the Council RECEIVE this Robe: may the Lord clothe you with the robe of righteousness, and with the garments of salvation.
RECEIVE this Ring, symbol of kingly dignity and a sign of the covenant sworn this day, between God and King, King and people. RECEIVE the Royal Sceptre, the ensign of kingly power and justice; and the Rod of equity and mercy, a symbol of covenant and peace. May the Spirit of the Lord who anointed Jesus at his baptism, so anoint you
The bells of the Abbey are rung. A Gun Salute is fired by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery on Horse Guards Parade. This is accompanied by Gun Salutes at His Majesty’s Fortress the Tower of London fired by the Honourable Artillery Company, and at Saluting Stations throughout the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and Ships at SeaTHE Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
AY thy servant Camilla, who wears this crown, be filled by thine abundant grace and with all princely virtues; reign in her heart, O King of love, that, being certain of thy protection, she may be crowned with thy gracious favour; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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