Prince Charles began by saying "Jó napot!" ("Good day!") in Hungarian and greeted President János Áder as well as the Hungarian nation.Continue reading
King Charles III, monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth countries, was crowned on Saturday.
President Katalin Novák and husband István leaving for Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. Photo: Facebook Katalin Novák
The king was crowned with the crown of St. Edward by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England’s leading religious dignitary, in Westminster Abbey, London, the ancient coronation church of the Anglo-British monarchy.
President Novák and her husband leaving for Buckingham Palace. Photo: Facebook Katalin Novák
The 22-carat, 2.3-kilogram gold crown is set with 440 precious and semi-precious stones – made in 1661 for the coronation of Charles II, but commemorating the penultimate Anglo-Saxon king, Edward the Confessor, who died in 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest – is placed on the head of each monarch only once, on Coronation Day, before being returned to the treasury of the ancient Tower of London.
After the coronation, Archbishop Welby and the 2,300 invited guests gathered in the Abbey shouted “God Save the King” in unison. After the coronation, Justin Welby, followed by Prince William of Wales, the late Princess Diana and King Charles’ first-born son, swore allegiance to the monarch.
Coronation gifts I. – László Marton – equestrian sculpture
It is well known that King Charles III has a passion for horses. And the late László Marton, one of the most important artists of 20th century Hungarian sculpture, was a good friend of King Charles. Marton was also a guest of the then heir to the throne, who opened an exhibition of his work in England. That is why I chose Marton’s equestrian sculpture. Photo: Facebook Katalin Novák
Coronation gifts II – Hiking boots bearing the monograms of the Royal Couple. “The Royal Couple have a real love for the natural world and enjoy hiking very much. Being a Blue Trail hiker, I know that good hiking boots are indispensable for the proper hiking experience. That is why I will gift hiking boots to the Royal Couple, made special by the engraved monograms of King Charles and Queen Camilla.” Photo: Facebook Katalin Novák
To this day, the current British monarch is still the Governor-General – or lay leader – of the Church of England and holds the title of Defender of the Faith. His personal responsibility includes the appointment of the two highest Anglican religious dignitaries, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Bishops of the Church of England.
Photo: Facebook The Royal Family
Charles III is the 39th monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey. The first English king to be crowned here, as historical records show beyond doubt, was the Norman conqueror William I on Christmas Day 1066.
Charles III’s wife, Camilla, was also crowned at Saturday’s ceremony, as British monarchical custom entitles the spouse of a male monarch to the title of Queen, her own crown, and the title of Queen Consort.
Camilla, the monarch’s second wife, was crowned with the crown of Queen Mary by Archbishop Welby. This crown was made in 1911 for King George V’s wife, Queen Mary. George V and Mary were the children of the current monarch’s grandfather, King George VI, who died in 1952 and succeeded Queen Elizabeth II, the late mother of Charles III.
Late Queen Elizabeth II died in September of last year, in the 97th year of her life and 71st of her reign, and Charles has been the British monarch since the moment of her death. Charles III, who turns 75 in November, is the oldest monarch to be crowned in the history of the Anglo-British monarchy. This is the first time that a sitting Hungarian head of state, Katalin Novák, has attended the coronation of a British monarch.
Via MTI, Featured Image: Facebook The Royal Family