On the legalities of the past and present Coronation Oath

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“A coronation ceremony for the monarchs of Britain is a custom that can be traced back more than 1,000 years. Central to the ceremony is the unction, the act of anointing a monarch with holy oil, an act that signals the conferment of God’s grace upon a ruler. Today, the United Kingdom is the only European monarchy to retain such a ceremony (Torrance, 2023)—and one might have expected that God’s grace would be conferred upon those who have upheld God’s laws. However, here we have a Sovereign and consort who have, unashamedly, committed adultery, and so we are in uncharted waters. What is more, we have an Archbishop of Canterbury whose approval of same-sex marriage has lost him the support of 75% of Anglicans around the world, mainly in Asia, Latin American and Africa.”

Read the whole of this article about the anomalies with Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation here – published on UK Column News. There is also an article providing details of the legalities of the current King Charles III Coronation Oath here.