Charles 3 crowned king

By Agence France-Presse

May 07, 2023 12:50 am

(UPDATE) LONDON: Charles 3rd on Saturday finally met his date with destiny after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth 2nd, as he was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953.

At 12:02 p.m. exactly (1102 GMT), the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid gold St Edward's Crown on Charles's head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch's authority.

Long live the king The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby places the St Edward’s Crown onto the head of Britain’s King Charles 3rd during the Coronation Ceremony inside Westminster Abbey in central London on Saturday, May 6, 2023. AFP photo

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