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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood and Michael Savage

Public invited to swear their allegiance as king is crowned

A parade of soldiers, some in full uniform, some in shirt sleeves with bearskins on their heads, on a march
Members of the Household Division in Aldershot rehearsing their part in the coronation. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the public watching the coronation on television, online and in parks and pubs will be invited to swear aloud their allegiance to the monarch in a “chorus of millions of voices” to be known as the Homage of the People.

People around the UK and abroad will be invited to say the words “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God”, in a declaration that replaces the traditional homage of peers.

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