god save the king! may the sixth, 2023. god save the kings plays. light rain fell as king charles and camilla, queen consort, made their way to westminster abbey for the first coronation in 70 years. # i was glad. prime ministers, presidents, foreign kings and queens, as well as community and charity representatives, joined the king s own family in a ritual dating back 1,000 years. your majesty, as children of the kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name and after his example, i come not to be served, but to serve. god save king charles. the coronation 0ath has stood for centuries - and is enshrined in law. are you willing to take the oath? lam willing. will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the peoples of the united kingdom, - of great britain and northern ireland, your other realms and the territories, - to any of them belonging or pertaining according . to their respective| laws and customs. i solemnly promise so to do. and then