King Charles III To Be Anointed With Oil From Israel’s Mount Of Olives At Coronation

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort (not pictured) meet members of the public during a visit to the Bangladeshi community of Brick Lane on February 8, 2023 in London, England. The King and Queen Consort meet local charities and businesses as well as members who were actively involved in the anti-racism movement of the 1960's and 1970's. (Photo by Eddie Mulholland - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

A holy oil from Jerusalem’s Old City, used to anoint kings for thousands of years will be used to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6.

“The oil that will be used to anoint him as king was consecrated in Jerusalem’s Old City, two minutes away from my office, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith, editor-in-chief of Aish.com, wrote in a recent column. The oil is made from olives of Mount of Olives’ fame, according to Coopersmith, who notes that Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has noted the “deep historic link” between the oil that will crown King Charles and that of biblical kings. “In Judaism, anointing with oil signifies the endowment of Divine power, authority and blessings upon the new king.”