LONDON - King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday 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.
While rooted in history, the ceremony — only the second British coronation to be televised — was also an attempt to present a forward-looking institution and to reflect a more diverse country.With Britain struggling to find its way in the political maelstrom after its exit from the European Union and maintain its global standing, the monarchy's supporters say the royal family provides an international draw, a vital diplomatic tool and a means of keeping it on the world stage.
Saturday's event was on a smaller scale than that staged for her in 1953, but still sought to be spectacular. There was an array of historical regalia from golden orbs and bejeweled swords to a scepter holding the world's largest colorless cut diamond. "When I was a young girl, I was able to watch Queen Elizabeth on television in Hartford, Connecticut, at a friend's house because we had no TV," said retired US teacher Peggy Jane Laver, 79.Not everyone who came to watch was there to cheer Charles, with hundreds of republicans booing and waving banners reading "Not My King".
Gun salutes were fired at the Tower of London and across the capital, the nation, in Gibraltar, Bermuda and on ships at sea.
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