Coronation 2023: A Peek Into The Ceremony At Westminster Abbey

Church bells rang outside Westminster Abbey as the King and Queen consort arrived. The pages included the King's grandson, Prince George, as well as Queen Camilla's grandchildren, Lola, Eliza, Gus, Louis, and Freddy. People who walked ahead of the King through the abbey carried the regalia. Those objects were then put on the alter in preparation for the ceremony. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The Bible, which was used in King Charles III's coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6,was unique. While taking the oath at Westminster Abbey, the monarch placed his palm on the book authored by Leicester academician Prof Gordon Campbell. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The King was anointed with holy oil before being bestowed with the items of regalia after signing an oath promising to carry out the obligations of the monarch. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The King was robed and given a number of symbolic artefacts, such as a sword, spurs, armills, or bracelets. The jewelled sword, known as the sword of offering is one of the things that the sovereign receives after the anointing during the ceremony. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross is one of two sceptres presented to King Charles III during the Coronation. The Sceptre itself was constructed in 1661 for the coronation of King Charles II upon the monarchy's restoration. The Cullinan I (530.2 carats), the world's biggest cut colourless diamond, was put into the Sovereign's Scepter in 1911. The Holy Spirit is represented by a dove on the second sceptre.(Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The sovereign's ring featured rubies set in the shape of a St. George's cross on top of a sapphire. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The spurs signify knightly virtues such as safeguarding the weak and the church, whilst the armills represent the monarch's link with their people as well as the values of sincerity and wisdom. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

The monarch's sovereignty over the Christian world is symbolised by this approximately 3-pound (1.32-kilogram) gold globe crowned with a cross. The Sovereign Orb was placed on King Charles III's right hand during the ceremony before being taken to the high altar for the coronation. (Image Source: YouTube/BBC)

Finally, St Edward's Crown was placed on the King's head at the moment of coronation by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The 2.2 kg crown has a velvet cap with an ermine band and is built of a solid gold frame adorned with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topazes, and tourmalines.(Image Source: YouTube/BBC)