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Female bishops to take part in the Coronation service for the first time

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29th April 2023
For the first time ever, female bishops will take part in a Coronation service.Three of the UK’s highest ranking clerics will play integral parts in the ceremony on May 6th which will see King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned.The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullaly, Bishop of London will have a leading role. So, too, will the Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover and…
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A Coronation of all faiths - how different religions have been brought into the service for the first time

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29th April 2023
For much of his long tenure as heir to the throne, it was said that King Charles always wanted to be a defender of faith rather than of ‘the faith’. And although his ancient title hasn’t changed, his Coronation will, for the first time in 1,000 years, see active involvements from members of religions other than Christianity.The Coronation Liturgy includes people of many…
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Giant TV screens in dozens of locations for Coronation viewing

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29th April 2023
Around 100,000 people are expected to gather together to watch the Coronation on giant screens around the UK.With just a week to go until King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned at Westminster Abbey, screens are being put up in 57 locations.One of them will be at the Eurovision Village on the Pier at Liverpool, the setting for the Song Contest just days later. It got the royal nod…
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The servant of the people - the symbolism in the Anointing Screen at King Charles III's Coronation

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28th April 2023
King Charles III has chosen to emphasise his role as servant of the people in one of the most important symbols of his Coronation.The Anointing Screen which will be held around His Majesty at the moment holy oil is placed on his head, chest and hand features his cypher at the base of a tree covered in symbols of the Commonwealth. It has been designed to focus on his service to the family of…
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