Tatiana Maria
Majesty
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Roya Nikkhah and Hugo Daniel of the Times reported:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...repares-king-charles-for-coronation-l0fhwwh5m
https://archive.is/dWi6P
I wonder what tweaks to the coronation oath are being considered by the King and Archbishop, if the reporting is correct. Modifying the words prescribed in the Coronation Oath Act 1688 would require Parliament to act, so my guess is that they are only considering adding another question or two at the end about being inclusive of members of other faiths.
ETA: On the other hand, the parliamentary library's briefing on coronation oaths reveals that "the coronation oath has been modified without statutory authority. The present Queen [Elizabeth II] swore a slightly different version of the oath to the 1689 version" in 1953, so apparently there is precedent for simply ignoring the law.
"25 MPs and 25 peers" suggests that the peers who are to be invited will be members of the House of Lords.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...repares-king-charles-for-coronation-l0fhwwh5m
https://archive.is/dWi6P
However, the king is understood to be keen not to make members of other faiths feel excluded during the coronation, and it is thought tweaks to the coronation oath, in which the monarch promises to do their “utmost [to] maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant reformed religion,” are being considered, in consultation with [Archbishop] Welby.
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Only 25 MPs and 25 peers are to be invited to the service — with the names pulled from a hat. In addition, the current cabinet and former prime ministers will attend. [...]
To pacify those MPs and peers who miss out on an invitation, a special audience with the King over afternoon tea will be held in Westminster Hall, the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, on May 2.
I wonder what tweaks to the coronation oath are being considered by the King and Archbishop, if the reporting is correct. Modifying the words prescribed in the Coronation Oath Act 1688 would require Parliament to act, so my guess is that they are only considering adding another question or two at the end about being inclusive of members of other faiths.
ETA: On the other hand, the parliamentary library's briefing on coronation oaths reveals that "the coronation oath has been modified without statutory authority. The present Queen [Elizabeth II] swore a slightly different version of the oath to the 1689 version" in 1953, so apparently there is precedent for simply ignoring the law.
"25 MPs and 25 peers" suggests that the peers who are to be invited will be members of the House of Lords.
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