King Charles III has been crowned at London’s Westminster
Abbey at a solemn Christian coronation steeped in 1,000 years of history and
tradition, but adapted to reflect 21st-century Britain.
The build-up to the ceremony — the religious confirmation of
Charles’s accession after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II last
September — has been mostly celebratory.
Thousands of people turned central London red, white and
blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the
coronation of King Charles III.
But even before Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, left
Buckingham Palace aboard the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for a rainy procession
to the abbey, police arrested dozens of protesters using new powers rushed onto
the statute book to crack down on direct action groups.
The anti-monarchy movement Republic — which wants an elected
head of state — said six of its organisers were detained, while climate
activists Just Stop Oil said 19 of its number were held.
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