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Sep 8, 2024 · Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone. Our in-person events are held at Westminster Abbey, London. Our online events are available worldwide.
- Bell Ringing Days
the Abbey bells will be rung for St John's Day at about 5.45...
- Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lectures
Eric Abbott was Dean of Westminster between 1959 and 1974....
- Flag Days
The Flag of St Peter. Red with a pair of Golden Cross Keys,...
- Koinonia Lectures
The Koinonia lectures, co-organised by Westminster Abbey,...
- Bell Ringing Days
- The Procession to The Abbey
- The Recognition
- The Oath
- The Anointing
- The Regalia and The Crowning
- The Enthronement and Homage
- The Coronation of The Queen
- Communion, Departure and Return to Buckingham Palace
King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will travel in a procession — smaller than occurred in 1953 — from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey ahead of the service, which begins at 6 a.m. ET. They will travel in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, and not the more uncomfortable and much older Golden State Coach, which they will use to return t...
There are several significant moments in the coronation ceremony. The recognition, when Charles is presented — four times — to the people, is the first element of the traditional coronation rite, the church said. Unlike previous coronations, the Archbishop of Canterbury will not conduct this portion of the ceremony on his own. He will be joined by ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury will administer the oath, asking Charles various questions, including if he will "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?" Th...
The most sacred part of the coronation ceremony is one the public will not see. Special oil — vegan this time — will be poured from a gold flask — the ampulla — onto the coronation spoon. Behind a screen and seated in the coronation chair, Charles will then be anointed with that oil on his hands, breast and head by the Archbishop of Canterbury. As ...
At this point in the service, the coronation regalia will be presented. They include the spurs, which Charles will acknowledge as symbols of honour and courage, the armills (or bracelets), the Sovereign's Orb and the Sovereign's Ring. Charles will acknowledge the ring, but it will not be placed on a finger, and instead be returned to the altar. (At...
At this point in the service, Charles will take the throne. This portion of the ceremony will see a significant change from tradition, when royals and peers paid homage to the newly crowned monarch. This time, only Prince William, Charles's elder son and heir, will pay homage, pledging his loyalty as his father's "liege man of life and limb." A par...
At this point, the service turns specifically to Camilla, the Queen Consort. Oil from the ampulla will be poured onto the spoon and the Archbishop of Canterbury will anoint her on the forehead. Unlike Charles's anointing, this will occur in public view. "This anointing will happen without a screen or canopy to demonstrate the different nature of an...
After taking communion, King Charles and Queen Camilla will leave their thrones and go behind the high altar, where Charles will take off the St. Edward's Crown and don the Imperial State Crown. Before leaving the abbey, Charles will also acknowledge a greeting from faith leaders and will greet governors general. Charles and Camilla will then leave...
Feb 15, 2024 · It has been a busy few days during which the King was crowned at Westminster Abbey, a star-studded coronation concert at Windsor Castle and celebrations across the country.
May 6, 2023 · The Abbey was like being inside a jewel box. The first Coronation in 70 years proved to be a sumptuous, seamless and often surreal ceremony. Before 2,300 guests, King Charles and Queen Camilla...
May 6, 2023 · The Abbey was like being inside a jewel box. The first Coronation in 70 years proved to be a sumptuous, seamless and often surreal ceremony. Before 2,300 guests, King Charles and Queen Camilla...
May 6, 2023 · BBC News. King Charles III has been crowned alongside Queen Camilla in ceremony steeped in splendour and tradition inside Westminster Abbey. A host of other events have been planned for the rest...
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