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United Kingdom: Coronation begins as Charles III is been inaugurated as king

by Tolulope Akinruli

Entrepreneurng.Com, following the passing of Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September of last year, the lead-up to the event marking the ecclesiastical confirmation of his accession has been largely joyous.

However, police detained scores of demonstrators using new authority hastily pushed onto the statute book to crack down on direct action organizations, even before Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, departed Buckingham Palace atop the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for a soggy parade to the abbey.

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Climate activists Just Stop Oil reported that 19 of their number were being imprisoned, while the anti-monarchy movement Republic which calls for an elected head of state said six of its organizers were detained.

To the applause of tens of thousands of people, massed formations of troops along The Mall in front of the palace raised their arms and yelled “God save the king” as the horse-drawn carriage passed.

On May 6, 2023, ahead of their coronations, King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom set off in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for the two-kilometer “King’s Procession” from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in the heart of London.

Britain’s King Charles III travels with Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort (not pictured) begin their journey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, in the ‘King’s Procession’, a journey of two kilometres from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey in central London on May 6, 2023, ahead of their coronations. – The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him and be known to the world.

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In a solemn Christian ceremony rooted in 1,000 years of history and custom but updated to suit modern-day Britain, Charles III will be crowned king.At 1100, Charles will receive the St. Edward’s Crown, a holy, solid gold symbol of the monarch’s power that was only ever worn once throughout their reign.

On the parade route, however, scores of Republic activists hoisted banners that read, “Not My King.”Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have expressed concern over the arrests. According to HRW, this is something you would anticipate seeing in Moscow rather than London.

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The Metropolitan Police of London has approximately 11,500 officers on the streets as part of one of its largest security operations ever. Having a “extremely low threshold” for protests, it has issued a warning.

To commemorate the first coronation of a British monarch since 1953 and only the fifth since 1838, trumpet fanfares will resound throughout Westminster Abbey and ceremonial gun salutes will rip across land and sea.

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In conclusion, bells will ring out at churches all throughout the country as liveried troops approach on foot, as earlier reported by channelstv.com.

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