King Charles' coronation on Saturday will include an invitation to the public to swear allegiance to the monarch and to his heirs and successors, the Archbishop of Canterbury's office said, as it published the liturgy to be used for the event.
The invitation to people to make their homage by participating in a “chorus of millions of voices” was listed among the new elements of an ancient ceremony in a statement from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's office.
In other firsts, the service will include other languages associated with the British Isles — a prayer in Welsh and a hymn in Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic — and female bishops will be able to participate, the statement said. “This coronation celebrates the traditions of over 1,000 years,” Welby said on Twitter. “It also features new and revised texts and other elements, and the participation of people of all ages and many faiths and backgrounds — as we look forward together with hope.”
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