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Coronation of King Charles III
May 8 , 2023
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- King Charles III was crowned as the fortieth Sovereign on May 6, alongside Queen Consort Camilla, at Westminster Abbey in London, England.
- It is also known as “Operation Golden Orb”.
- The coronation is the first since 1953 and the first of a king since 1937.
- In 1953, before 70 years, her mother Elizabeth II's coronation was done.
- In 1937, King George VI’s coronation was done.
- For the first time, the Prime Minister of the U.K. is a south Asian man, Rishi Sunak, who is a Hindu, read a verse from the Bible.
- The Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, a south Asian and Muslim Briton, wore a kilt to event.
- There was a Black gospel choir and female bishops, and a Welsh song opened the ceremonies.
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