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KING CHARLES III’S CORONATION

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Finally, King Charles III is crowned, in a ceremony medieval and modern

After the longest wait ever, King Charles III sat on his Coronation Chair for a globally broadcast ceremony that paid homage to ancient rites as it sought to be inclusive and diverse.

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