This is, to put it simply, King Charles III's moment.Ĭharles joins a line of 39 other sovereigns to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, the setting for every coronation of a British sovereign since William the Conquerer was crowned in 1066. The coronation is an act of diplomacy, she says, and a chance to "stamp the king's character on the national and global stage." But it's much more than that," royal expert Daisy McAndrew tells. "Legally, it's an obligation for a monarch to take oaths formally to become king. Those modifications will be symbolic and representative of his approach to his role. The coronation, a religious and historic ceremony, is the act of crowning a new monarch. Think of it as a wedding: A formal ritual with familiar components, which Charles may choose to modify. The coronation of King Charles III, the United Kingdom's first in 70 years, is a ceremony eight months - but really a lifetime - in the making.įollowing the death in September of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at age 96, Charles automatically ascended the throne - so many may wonder: What is the significance of a coronation? Well, it all comes down to tradition.
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