What To Expect During King Charles' Coronation

King Charles’s coronation happens on Saturday. If you want to watch it live, you'll have to wake up early. It will air on many of the U.S. networks starting at 5 a.m Eastern. Here are things to watch for, according to Reuters...

COACH PROCESSION

"For the coronation, Charles and his wife Camilla, who will also be crowned queen during the ceremony, will break with tradition and travel from Buckingham Palace to London's Westminster Abbey in the modern Diamond Jubilee State Coach, made to commemorate his mother's 60th year on the throne."

ANOINTING

"During the service, Charles will be anointed with holy Chrism oil, made using olives from the Mount of Olives and consecrated in Jerusalem.

"The tradition dates back to the Old Testament of the Bible which describes the anointing of King Solomon by Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet, and has been maintained to emphasise the spiritual status of the monarch."

MUSIC

"The ceremony will feature 12 new works, which Charles commissioned or selected, including a new coronation anthem by musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber."

CROWNING

"The key moment of the ceremony will be when Charles — sitting on a coronation chair dating back more than 700 years — is given regalia, from bejewelled orbs and sceptres to swords and a ring.

"The culmination sees the 360-year-old St Edward's Crown, weighing in at 2.2 kg (4 lb 12 ounces) and a replacement for an original dating back to the 11th Century, placed onto Charles' head by the Archbishop of Canterbury."

BALCONY SCENE

"Having returned to Buckingham Palace, the big finale — as it is for weddings, jubilees and other major royal events — is the appearance by the senior Windsors on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.

"There will be a fly past by military aircraft including the Red Arrows Royal Air Force aerobatic team and historic planes from World War Two."

Source: REUTER

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