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King Charles gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks as coronation celebrations end

King Charles gives ‘heartfelt’ thanks as coronation celebrations end

ALISTAIR SMOUT KING Charles gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend and said he and his wife Camilla would rededicate their lives to service as three days of celebrations drew to a close. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and Camilla were crowned at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event in 70 years. In an echo of his late mother Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee message last June, before she died three months later, Charles and Camilla reiterated their pledge to serve. "As the Coronation weekend draws to a close, my wife and I just wanted to share…
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Inside Westminster Abbey during King Charles’ coronation

Inside Westminster Abbey during King Charles’ coronation

RACHEL ARMSTRONG THE explosive crescendo of "Zadok the Priest", Handel's soaring anthem composed nearly 300 years ago for the crowning of King George III, marked the most sacred moment of Charles' coronation. Inside Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens have been crowned since 1066, around 2,200 people were there to witness Charles's robe of state be removed, before he was shielded and anointed with holy oil, then re-emerging as the choir sang "May the king live for ever". Minutes later, after Charles was crowned and enthroned, the congregation loudly repeated the same words at the end of a pledge of…
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King Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change

King Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change

KING Charles III was anointed and crowned in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward's Crown on Charles' head as he sat upon a 14th-century throne in Westminster Abbey. During a historic and solemn two-hour service, which dates back to the time of King William the Conqueror…
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Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

IT'S been announced that South African opera star Pretty Yende will sing at King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May in Westminster Abbey, London. The 37-year-old soprano was elated. The invitation is reminiscent of when Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales were married in 1981. For this occasion, the New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa’s beautiful voice beguiled the royal couple. Te Kanawa, being Maori, represented her indigenous community who were the victims of imperialism and colonialism. Author WAYNE MULLER, Publications Editor / Research Fellow (Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation), Stellenbosch University Te Kanawa was…
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