The coronation of Maharaja Charles III, the multi-religious nature given to the ceremony
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Charles III was officially enthroned as Britain’s 40th king at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday with traditional rituals in a grand multi-religious setting.
Charles III was officially enthroned as Britain’s 40th king at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday with traditional rituals in a grand multi-religious setting. The ceremony was modeled after the memorable coronation of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years earlier. Charles III, 74, was formally dressed in the 360-year-old St Edward’s jewel amid chants of ‘Lord save the King’ and the sound of church bells.
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, 75, then stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London to greet hundreds of people who had gathered there for hours braving the rain to catch a glimpse of him. Charles and Camilla were accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate and some other members of the royal family. The Royal Air Force flypast was cut short due to bad weather. The ceremony ended with a military band playing the British national anthem. Earlier, a two-hour-long nearly thousand-year-old ritual began with Charles III taking the oath of office before the Archbishop of Canterbury, which included a reading of a religious text by Rishi Sunak, Britain’s first Hindu Prime Minister.
The religious ceremony also includes a symbolic re-marriage by Charles and his wife Camilla, with God as witness, to take the oath of office. The throne used during Charles’s coronation was recreated in May 1937 for the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Like Saturday, it was raining on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Westminster Abbey has been witness to every British coronation since the time of William I in 1066. Charles III and his wife Camilla have followed this tradition.
Representatives of the Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish communities took out a procession at the abbey before Charles’s coronation, and during the ceremony, Indian-origin members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament, handed over traditional robes, etc. to Charles. Lord Inderjit Singh, a British Sikh and member of the British Parliament, presented a glove to Charles III during his coronation. It basically reflects the importance given to different religions in a Christian ceremony.
“It is a great honor for me, but even more a matter of pride for the Sikh community in this country and in India,” Singh said in an interview ahead of the historic ceremony. It recognizes the Maharaja’s vision of inclusivity.” At the same time, Lord Syed Kamal of Indian-Guyanese origin, representing the Muslim community, handed over the ‘bracelet’. Lord Narendra Babubhai Patel, representing the Hindu community, handed over the ring and Baroness Gillan Meran, representing the Jewish community, handed over the royal robes to the Maharaja. After the coronation, Charles and Camilla arrived in the royal carriage ‘Diamond Jubilee State Coach’ from Westminster Palace to the Abbey. He was accompanied by military personnel.
A large number of his well-wishers were waving flags on both sides of the streets of central London. At the same time, some groups of protesters demonstrated on Trafalgar Square to end the monarchy. There are also reports of some protesters being arrested. On his arrival at the abbey, Charles was greeted by heads of state and representatives of several countries and communities. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar represented India on this historic occasion. They were both sitting here with heads of state from other Commonwealth countries. The royal palace said, “The tradition of crowning is an old one, which has religious significance.
The ceremony is deeply sacred and traditional, reflecting the Maharaja’s role in the present and looking to the future.” The religious ceremony consists of five stages: recognition; Oath; consecration, sacrament and crowning; and enthronement. Buckingham Palace said, “The Royal Crown, or Royal Crown, is the crown worn by the monarch at the end of the coronation ceremony, replacing the 17th-century St Edward’s Crown.” The Imperial State Crown is also used on occasions such as the start of Parliament session.” Camilla wore Queen Mary’s Crown, which had been produced for her (Mary’s) coronation in June 1911.
At that time, the disputed Kohinoor diamond was also studded in it, which was later removed and replaced with a crystal replica. The modern version of the Queen’s Crown does not have the Kohinoor diamond and is made of a silver frame with gold wire and 2,200 diamonds. Charles III took the second oath during the coronation ceremony—the Coronation Declaration Oath—that he was a ‘devout Protestant’. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that different religions are respected in Britain. He said that the Church of England would try to create an environment in which people of all religions could live freely. Charles then put his hand on the holy ‘Gospel’ and swore to fulfill his promises. People of Indian origin present at the Abbey included ‘British Empire Medal’ winner and British-Indian chef Manju Malhi. Charles and Camilla return to Buckingham Palace in another historic carriage, the ‘Gold State Coach’. Meanwhile, The Independent newspaper reported that 100 recently minted 50 pence coins were exchanged for a traditional sword belonging to the new maharajah. The value of these coins is 50 pounds and they have a picture of the new Maharaja.
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