Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, attended this Saturday, in London, United Kingdom, the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, attended by 2,000 foreign dignitaries and other guests of the British Government.
The two-hour event, which took place at Westminster Abbey, in London, and in which João Lourenço was accompanied by the First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço, was also attended by several Heads of State or their representatives, members of organizations international, Commonwealth and British Government.
Carlos III was born in London, on November 14, 1948. His name is Charles Philip Arthur George, he is the sovereign of the United Kingdom and of 14 independent states known as Kingdoms of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The British monarchy is constitutional to the country and its overseas territories. The current monarch ascended the throne in September 2022, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The event is a ceremony in which the monarch of the United Kingdom is crowned and invested in the regalia, which corresponds to the ancient acts of coronation of monarchies in Europe that were gradually replaced by investitures or enthronements.
The coronation usually takes place several months after the death of the previous monarch.
For example, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, despite having acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, the instant her father died.
The Act states that the British throne cannot be vacant, and the new monarch succeeds the old one immediately. The ceremony is performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the highest-ranking clergyman in the Church of England.
The essential elements of coronation have remained virtually unchanged for the past thousand years.
The sovereign is presented for the first time, and acclaimed by the people. He or she then takes an oath to uphold the law and the Church.
Afterwards, the monarch is anointed with oil, crowned and invested with the regalia, before receiving homage to his person.
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