Will King Charles III address LGBTQ rights?
In a solemn ceremony dating back to the Dec. 25, 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, and 70 years after his mother was crowned monarch on June 2, 1953, Charles III was anointed king by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The king’s coronation included investiture of his wife Camilla as queen consort. The ceremony is principally a religious recognition as the Archbishop of Canterbury, surrounded by the high ranking principals of other religious orders placed St.
Edward’s Crown upon Charles’ head after first giving him the other two symbols of the monarchy, the Orb, which represents the world under Christ, and the Sovereign’s Ring, symbolizing the marriage of a monarch to his people.
Charles wore the Coronation Glove and held the Scepter with Cross, a symbol of earthly power, in his right hand. Watch: King Charles III is crowned as British monarch: Following the king’s coronation, his wife was crowned as Queen Camilla.
