Coronation LIVE: Camilla is crowned Queen
"Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness; hear our prayer this day for thy servant Camilla, whom in thy name, and with all devotion, we consecrate our Queen.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said: "I now invite those who wish to offer their support to do so, with a moment of private reflection, by joining in saying God save King Charles at the end or, for those with the words before them, to recite them in full." The cermemonial chairs were first made for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in 1937.King Charles is enthroned, escorted by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Great Officers of State.
Charles is blessed by the Archbishop of York, the Archbishop of Thyateira, the Moderator of Free Churches, the General Secretary of Churches Together, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury.Joseph GampKing Charles became the 40th reigning sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the nation's coronation church since 1066, as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed St Edward's Crown on his head.
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