The service is conducted by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan
Processions
Procession of Faith Leaders
Procession of the Commonwealth Realms
The choir proceeds to places in Quire.
Members of foreign Royal Families arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern.
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales arrive at the Great West Door and are conducted to their seats in the Lantern.
Their Majesties The King and The Queen arrive at the West Gate. A fanfare is sounded. All stand
Procession of the King and Queen
The choir sings:
I was glad when they said unto me:
We will go into the house of the Lord.
Our feet shall stand in thy gates,
O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is builded as a city,
that is at unity in itself.
Vivat Regina Camilla! Vivat!
Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat!
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
They shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls,
and plenteousness within thy palaces.
Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Psalm 122: 1-3, 6-7
composed for the Coronation of Edward VII (1902)
arranged by John Rutter
Their Majesties The King and The Queen move through the body of the Church to the Chairs of Estate in the Theatre of Coronation
The Regalia, Bible, Paten, and Chalice are placed upon the Altar
All remain standing. Samuel Strachan, Child of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, addresses The King:
Your Majesty, as children of the kingdom of God we welcome you in the name of the King of kings.
The King replies:
In his name and after his example I come not to be served but to serve.
Their Majesties remain standing at the Chairs of Estate in silent prayer
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, gives the Greeting and Introduction
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
All sit
Dearly beloved, we are gathered to offer worship and praise to Almighty God; to celebrate the life of our nations; to pray for Charles, our King; to recognise and to give thanks for his life of service to this Nation, the Realms, and the Commonwealth; and to witness with joy his anointing and crowning, his being set apart and consecrated for the service of his people. Let us dedicate ourselves alike, in body, mind, and spirit, to a renewed faith, a joyful hope, and a commitment to serve one another in love.
The choir, together with Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, sings Kyrie eleison
Arglwydd, trugarhâ,
Crist, trugarhâ.
Arglwydd, trugarhâ.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Paul Mealor (b 1975)
composed for this service
The recognition
The King moves to stand west of the Coronation Chair and turns to face east. The Archbishop says
I here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?
All respond
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face south. The Right Honourable Lady Elish Angiolini LT DBE KC says
I here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?
All respond
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face west. Christopher Finney GC says
I here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?
All respond
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded. The King turns to face north. The Right Honourable the Baroness Amos LG CH says
I here present unto you King Charles, your undoubted King: Wherefore all you who are come this day to do your homage and service, are you willing to do the same?
All respond
God save King Charles.
A fanfare is sounded as The King returns to the Chair of Estate and sits
The presenting of the Holy Bible
The Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, receives the Bible from the Dean of Westminster and presents it to The King, saying
Sir, to keep you ever mindful of the law and the Gospel of God as the Rule for the whole life and government of Christian Princes, receive this Book, the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom; this is the royal Law; these are the lively Oracles of God.
The Oaths
The Moderator receives the Bible and places it before The King. The King stands and the Archbishop says