Headline Roundup • May 6th, 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla Crowned in Ceremony at Westminster Abbey
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Charles III, the eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned King on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Details: The coronation ceremony emphasized diversity and inclusion with additional contributions from Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh leaders. Up to 2,800 guests attended the proceedings, including First Lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, actress Emma Thompson, and musician Katy Perry among others. Many more spectators gathered outside the Abbey from all over the world despite poor weather conditions.
For Context: The 74-year-old King Charles was three years old when his mother Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. He was crowned alongside his wife, the now-Queen Camilla. Elizabeth, who passed in September 2022, was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The coronation comes as Britons have expressed growing indifference to the existence of the monarchy, with young people in particular being the least approving.
Key Quotes: "I come not to be served, but to serve," said the King in his first prayer, after arriving at the Abbey.
How The Media Covered It: Popular mainstream outlets like Fox News, CNN, and BBC, devoted large portions of their homepages to the coronation, whereas smaller outlets devoted much less, if any. CNN described the ceremony as “profoundly religious,” and “once-in-a-generation.”
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King Charles III is officially Britain’s reigning monarch.
The eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was crowned on Saturday at London’s Westminster Abbey. Beside him was his wife, Queen Camilla.
The 74-year-old ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother, who passed away in September 2022. The 96-year-old was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Charles was proclaimed Britain’s monarch two days later in an ascension ceremony broadcast for the first time on television.
Reuters
King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years.
Shortly afterwards, his wife Camilla was crowned Queen.
After the crown was placed on Charles' head, cries of "God Save the King" were heard inside and outside Westminster Abbey.
Gun salutes were made across the UK, the abbey bells rang for two minutes, and corks were popped on the Mall in London where thousands had gathered.
After the ceremony, the crowds who lined the procession route watched the newly-crowned couple make their way to...
Jonathan Brady/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
Britain’s King Charles III has been crowned in a once-in-a-generation royal event witnessed by hundreds of high-profile guests inside Westminster Abbey, as well as tens of thousands of well-wishers who gathered in central London despite the rain.
While Charles became King on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II last September, the coronation on Saturday was the formal crowning of the monarch.
The service was a profoundly religious affair, reflecting the fact that aside from being head of state of the United Kingdom and 14 other countries, Charles is also the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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