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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

King Charles to be Defender of the Faith but also a defender of faiths

Charles on a visit to the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in January 2020
The then Prince Charles on a visit to the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in January 2020. Photograph: Reuters

At the coronation of King Charles III in the coming months, the new sovereign will take an oath, promising to rule according to law, to exercise justice with mercy and to maintain the Church of England.

Under a canopy of golden cloth, he will be anointed with holy oil, blessed and consecrated by the archbishop of Canterbury.

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