All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British nobility, in a move that has upset anti-royalists. The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who will lead the coronation ceremony on May 6 at Westminster…
All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British nobility, in a move that has upset anti-royalists.
The archbishop will call on all persons of goodwill in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other realms and the territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted king, defender of all .
King Charles III's upcoming coronation includes a new oath of allegiance for all Britons, previously reserved for the nobility. The traditional "Homage of Peers" has been scrapped in favor of the "Homage of the People," led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The move has upset anti-royalists and sparked a demonstration.