With the King's coronation less than a week away, Australians all over the world have been scrambling to learn more about one of the most important royal ceremonies in history.

Taking place at 11 am BST (8 pm AEST) on May 6, the coronation of King Charles III promises to offer a few surprises.

Unlike Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year-old coronation ceremony, it’s a sprawling two-hour event that will roll out in a much more modern setting.

There will be a multilingual prayer, the presence of female clergy and bishops, and the act of hereditary peers kneeling before touching the monarch’s crown and kissing his cheek — which is a striking change from the traditional coronation of the past.

But, the replacements for the latter tradition have raised eyebrows…

A new 'people's homage' has been announced by the Office of the Archbishop in London, allowing viewers of the coronation ceremony to take part in a 'solemn and joyful' moment from their own homes.

Several historical changes to traditional practices have been incorporated into the King's coronation ceremony. Credit: Shutterstock.

The Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, will offer the opportunity for those who desire to pay homage to the monarch to 'pledge true allegiance.'

'I call upon all persons of goodwill in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other Realms and the Territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted King, defender of all,' he’ll say.

The individuals paying homage are requested to declare: 'I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God.'

Prior to Archbishop Welby's proclamation of ‘God Save the King’ a fanfare will resound.

In response, a worldwide chorus of ‘God save King Charles, long live King Charles, may the King live forever’ will reverberate.

However, the modification has been met with disdain by certain Australians opposed to publicly proclaiming and pledging loyalty.

Some have resorted to expressing their indignation on social media.

One Sydneysider wrote: ‘Oh my god, who cares about the King, I will not be doing this.’

‘Cry out and swear allegiance to King Charles from wherever I won’t be watching the coronation? What a load of nonsense,’ another added.

In the meantime, a few Australians have presented an ultimatum, stating that they would only participate in the homage if they were granted a public holiday as compensation.

‘If you give me a public holiday for it, I assure you that I will do it,’ one tweet declared.

While some royal enthusiasts were willing to participate in the gesture in exchange for a public holiday, at this stage there’s been no announcement suggesting a public holiday anytime soon.

Key Takeaways

• King Charles III's coronation service will take a more modernised approach with several historical firsts.
• New traditions, including a multilingual prayer and the presence of female clergy and bishops, were introduced to encourage unity between faiths.
• Australians and others worldwide are invited to participate in the 'Homage of the People' from their homes.
• Some Australians are reportedly questioning the need to pay homage, labelling the new tradition as 'absurd.'

Regardless of individual feelings on the matter, the coronation of King Charles III has already gained his place in the history books, with a seismic shift in long-held traditions.

And even as Australia wrestles with the question of whether to pledge allegiance, the world will undoubtedly be watching with keen interest as the Royal Family takes another step towards modernisation and inclusivity.

So, there you have it, folks! For those who are looking for more information on the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, we recommend checking out this article.

Members, are you looking forward to King Charles III’s coronation? Will you be voicing your loyalty to King Charles on coronation day? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

 

[Mr Chips]

I did read somewhere he is having a new carriage made for the occasion and it is being made here in Australia -because the carriage the Queen used was uncomfortable and has no air conditioning. What next? As the journey in the carriage would be only short!!!

I believe the existing carriage was made in Australia for Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation.

 

[Mr Chips]

I just cannot handle the small-mindedness around this subject, the cost of the coronation is absolutely minuscule compared with the income Britain receives from the tourism value alone. The Royal Family owns many estates and indeed large portions of some counties, so what? They also manage thousands of charities which they contribute to in many ways and some of those charities do much work in Australia. OK so the general Australian thought is that the Royal Family is of no significance here, well I tell you that you are very wrong. If you don't want to swear an oath then fine, it is not an offense that you can be locked up in the tower for but you have to do a bit of soul-searching and understand what you would be losing. That's all I have to say on this, comment as you wish but I will not respond.

 

[elcid01]

This is like all big events televised on all main channels.
Absolute disgrace, all these events should be transmitted on the "lesser" channels eg. 72,74, 92,93, 22, 23 so normal programmes can be watched.

 

[Trudi]

You can't compare Prince Phillip was only 5 years older than the Queen and not in love with another woman where as Charles was 13 years older. Diana 19 and Charles 32 and he was in love with another woman and a still married other woman
If my daughter was 21 and marrying a 26 year old no problem but 19 marrying a 32 year old I wouldn't be happy

Even if the 32 yo was the heir to a throne - any throne? Don't forget that she could have said no!

Besides, Diana was 20, not 19.

And speaking of age, I had my oldest son when I was 19.

 

[Suzanne rose]

Even if the 32 yo was the heir to a throne - any throne? Don't forget that she could have said no!

Besides, Diana was 20, not 19.

And speaking of age, I had my oldest son when I was 19.

She was 19 and he was 32 when he proposed.
I was 16 when I had my eldest and I told my girls go to uni and get qualifications before marrying.

According to Bedell Smith, right from the start Charles adored the then-Camilla Shand, who's close in age to Charles (Diana was 13 years younger) and has always treated him as an equal rather than as someone she idolized. However, the royal family wasn't interested in having Camilla as its princess

Charles and Diana had actually only met personally 13 times before the wedding

 

[MarieL]

With the King's coronation less than a week away, Australians all over the world have been scrambling to learn more about one of the most important royal ceremonies in history.

Taking place at 11 am BST (8 pm AEST) on May 6, the coronation of King Charles III promises to offer a few surprises.

Unlike Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year-old coronation ceremony, it’s a sprawling two-hour event that will roll out in a much more modern setting.

There will be a multilingual prayer, the presence of female clergy and bishops, and the act of hereditary peers kneeling before touching the monarch’s crown and kissing his cheek — which is a striking change from the traditional coronation of the past.

But, the replacements for the latter tradition have raised eyebrows…

A new 'people's homage' has been announced by the Office of the Archbishop in London, allowing viewers of the coronation ceremony to take part in a 'solemn and joyful' moment from their own homes.

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Several historical changes to traditional practices have been incorporated into the King's coronation ceremony. Credit: Shutterstock.

The Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, will offer the opportunity for those who desire to pay homage to the monarch to 'pledge true allegiance.'

'I call upon all persons of goodwill in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other Realms and the Territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted King, defender of all,' he’ll say.

The individuals paying homage are requested to declare: 'I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God.'

Prior to Archbishop Welby's proclamation of ‘God Save the King’ a fanfare will resound.

In response, a worldwide chorus of ‘God save King Charles, long live King Charles, may the King live forever’ will reverberate.

However, the modification has been met with disdain by certain Australians opposed to publicly proclaiming and pledging loyalty.

Some have resorted to expressing their indignation on social media.

One Sydneysider wrote: ‘Oh my god, who cares about the King, I will not be doing this.’

‘Cry out and swear allegiance to King Charles from wherever I won’t be watching the coronation? What a load of nonsense,’ another added.

In the meantime, a few Australians have presented an ultimatum, stating that they would only participate in the homage if they were granted a public holiday as compensation.

‘If you give me a public holiday for it, I assure you that I will do it,’ one tweet declared.

While some royal enthusiasts were willing to participate in the gesture in exchange for a public holiday, at this stage there’s been no announcement suggesting a public holiday anytime soon.

Key Takeaways

• King Charles III's coronation service will take a more modernised approach with several historical firsts.
• New traditions, including a multilingual prayer and the presence of female clergy and bishops, were introduced to encourage unity between faiths.
• Australians and others worldwide are invited to participate in the 'Homage of the People' from their homes.
• Some Australians are reportedly questioning the need to pay homage, labelling the new tradition as 'absurd.'

Regardless of individual feelings on the matter, the coronation of King Charles III has already gained his place in the history books, with a seismic shift in long-held traditions.

And even as Australia wrestles with the question of whether to pledge allegiance, the world will undoubtedly be watching with keen interest as the Royal Family takes another step towards modernisation and inclusivity.

So, there you have it, folks! For those who are looking for more information on the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, we recommend checking out this article.

Members, are you looking forward to King Charles III’s coronation? Will you be voicing your loyalty to King Charles on coronation day? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

No definitely not.
it's arrogant of Charles and how misguided this is in the 21st Century..He has a God complex. People haven't had to swear allegiance to a king since before Charles 1st who had his head chopped off by the people. !! This is a direct reversal of the principles of democracy? He should pay homage to us, and thank us for the privilege and money, taxpayers give to him !!

 

[Gsr]

While I don’t mind the royals I don’t think the reported 1.92 million pounds it is supposedly costing for the coronation is justified or necessary in this day and age, especially with so many people worldwide dying from starvation every day. Since he just inherited a reported 560 plus million from the Queen I’m sure he could afford to pay the cost himself instead of using public money if he thinks he needs to have a public coronation to satisfy his over important view of himself. If he wants to be the people’s King he needs to start by looking after the people instead of wasting so much public money on a few hours of extravagance that really has no place in today’s modern world. He has already been deemed to be king so why does he need someone to plonk a crown on his head. Plus why is she being crowned Queen when it was Queen Elizabeth’s desire for her to be known as Queen Consort. So much for him respecting his mothers wishes. Looks like we will be having a DVD night as no way we want to watch this waste of money event, and no doubt every tv channel will have it on.

 

[Jennie]

King Tampon has a nice rung to it.

I pledge my loyalty and true allegiance to one person only and that's to God.

Why would anyone pledge this to King Charles The Adultera
I don't understand why they need to spend so much money on the ceremony! Billions $$$ just on security.

Why don't they do this more privately and people just watch it on TV

This is the people's money not Charles's and it doesn't seem morally correct when so many people are doing it tuff.

Remember it was the People who also just forked out so much for The Queens funeral.

To me this is so wrong !!!

His title should be King Charles The Adulterer. ... it has a nice ring to it

 

[Emma Chisit.]

Charles is way too woke for me but the republicans will be much more woke. I'll stick with the monarchy as the lesser of two evils, and I think this coronation is obscenely extravagant.

 

[Suzanne rose]

While I don’t mind the royals I don’t think the reported 1.92 million pounds it is supposedly costing for the coronation is justified or necessary in this day and age, especially with so many people worldwide dying from starvation every day. Since he just inherited a reported 560 plus million from the Queen I’m sure he could afford to pay the cost himself instead of using public money if he thinks he needs to have a public coronation to satisfy his over important view of himself. If he wants to be the people’s King he needs to start by looking after the people instead of wasting so much public money on a few hours of extravagance that really has no place in today’s modern world. He has already been deemed to be king so why does he need someone to plonk a crown on his head. Plus why is she being crowned Queen when it was Queen Elizabeth’s desire for her to be known as Queen Consort. So much for him respecting his mothers wishes. Looks like we will be having a DVD night as no way we want to watch this waste of money event, and no doubt every tv channel will have it on.

Very well said. Oh I didn't know she was going to be crowned Queen !! Then this is disrespectful to Queen Elizabeth.
How can a divorcee be crowned Queen .

 

[rondad]

i would rather be a royalist than a communist or under shariah law where there is no freedom.

 

[Suzanne rose]

i would rather be a royalist than a communist or under shariah law where there is no freedom.

I think you can't compare Shariah law or communism to Monarchy or Republican