King Charles III crowned at Westminster Abbey

During the lavish coronation, not seen in Britain since 1953, Charles was anointed with holy oil and St Edward’s Crown was placed on his head

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King Charles III has been crowned at Westminster Abbey, marking the symbolic beginning of a new royal era in Britain, and a personal fulfilment for a man who has spent more than seven decades in waiting.

In a lavish and archaic ritual not seen in Britain since 1953, the king was anointed with holy oil and swore the oath of kings, before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, placed St Edward’s Crown on his head, to a cry of “God Save the King!”