King Charles III crowned in ceremony steeped in tradition

King Charles III sits as he was crowned with St Edward's Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby during the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

LONDON: King Charles III has been crowned on Saturday (May 6) at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony built on ancient traditions.

Trumpets sounded inside the medieval abbey and the congregation shouted "God save King Charles" as the ceremony began in front of more than 2,000 guests, including world leaders, aristocrats and celebrities. Outside, thousands of troops, tens of thousands of spectators and a smattering of protesters converged along a route that the king travelled from Buckingham Palace in a gilt-trimmed, horse-drawn carriage.