Charles III crowned King of Britain amid 2,300 congregation
Charles III on Saturday was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953.
At 12:02 pm, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid gold St Edward’s Crown on Charles’s head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch’s authority.
Cries of “God Save the King” rang out from the 2,300-strong congregation at Westminster Abbey and trumpet fanfares sounded at the climax of the solemn religious confirmation of his accession.
As well as being the first coronation in 70 years, it was the first of a king since 1937. It was only the second to be televised and the first in colour and streamed online.
Charles III on Saturday finally became the ruling monarch of Britain after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II.
Outside, ceremonial gun salutes blasted out across land and sea while bells pealed in celebration at churches across the country.
Nevertheless, dozens of Republic activists held aloft banners on the route of the procession route, declaring, “Not My King.”
