LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov.
Gen Mary Simon were among the dignitaries on hand as King Charles III was crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, marking the formal celebration of the start of his reign as King and his role as Canada’s head of state.
A drizzle fell as the Canadian delegation entered the historic church, led by flag-bearer and astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Charles is the 40th sovereign to be crowned in the abbey. At 74, he is also the oldest. He no longer has executive or political power, and the service was purely ceremonial. Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth, died in September.
Back in Canada, some royal-watchers set their alarm clocks to watch the proceedings in London, though polls have suggested many are lukewarm about the event — and the new monarch himself.
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