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At King Charles III’s coronation, all Britons will be required to take the oath of allegiance, which was previously only administered to members of the British nobility. This has angered anti-royalists.
The traditional “Homage of Peers,” in which members of the nobility prostrate themselves before the king and swear allegiance to him, will no longer be used, according to the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who will preside over the coronation ceremony on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
Instead, a “Homage of the People” will be performed during the ceremony, during which the archbishop will urge all citizens of the UK and other nations where King Charles is the head of state to pledge allegiance.
The following will be written in the order of service: “All who so want, in the abbey and elsewhere, say together: I swear that I shall pay true loyalty to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. Please pray for me.
In interviews with the British media on Sunday, a number of elected officials said they will take the new oath during the coronation.
However, an anti-monarchy group has denounced the proposal to ask attendees to the coronation to declare their allegiance to the king as “offensive, tone deaf, and a gesture that holds the people in contempt.”
On Saturday, there will be demonstrations by the anti-monarchist movement.
One of the updates to the centuries-old ceremonial that the palace wants to make, especially to reflect the variety of the nation, is the addition of the new oath.
When Queen Elizabeth II, the mother of Charles, was crowned, it was the last coronation.
A 96-year-old woman, she passed away in September.
Women bishops and participants from non-Christian religions will both participate in the ritual on Saturday for the first time.
Texts will now also be read aloud in Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic, the three official languages of the United Kingdom.
