Many Firsts of King Charles III Coronation Ceremony

The coronation of King Charles III is the first of a king in Britain since 1937. It is the second coronation ceremony to be televised. It is the first British coronation ceremony to be televised in colour and streamed online.

Much of the two-hour Anglican service, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, would be the repeat of ceremonies of the coronation of 39 other monarchs crowned at Westminster Abbey since 1066.

There are women bishops for the first time, while leaders of Britain’s non-Christian faiths and its Celtic languages will play a prominent role.

As king, Charles is the supreme governor of the Church of England but heads a more religiously and ethnically diverse country than the one his mother inherited in the shadow of World War II.

He has also sought to make the 2300-year-strong congregation more reflective of British society, inviting ordinary members of the public to sit alongside heads of state and global royalty.

Single-use plastic and floral foam have been banned and all the flowers will be donated to charities helping the elderly and vulnerable.

Ceremonial vestments from previous coronations will be reused, and the anointing oil will be vegan.