Royals parade back to palace after King Charles III coronation concludes

Newlycrowned King Charles III left Westminster Abbey after the coronation and entered the Gold State Coach which took him back to Buckingham Palace CNN reported on SaturdayThe coach has been used in every coronation since that of William IV in 1831 providing a powerful connection to previous elaborate ceremonies It is drawn by eight Windsor Grey horsesThis coronation procession followed the same route but was much larger in scale than the one preceding the coronation service It featured Armed Forces from across the Commonwealth and the British Overseas Territories and all Services of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom alongside The Sovereigns Bodyguard and Royal Watermen according to the royal household CNN reportedGod Save the King was sung for Charles III for the first time since his crowning as Britains first coronation service in seven decades moved towards its conclusionIt was the same arrangement of the anthem that was sung for Charles mother Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953Soon the procession of the King and Queen began CNN reportedAlso Read Premier League teams mark coronation of King Charles IIIHoly Communion or the taking of consecrated bread and wine is an act of worship integral to Christianity the ultimate act of remembering Jesus as the Church of England says in its official liturgyThe King acknowledged the gifts of bread and wine as they were taken to the High Altar before the Archbishop of Canterbury said two prayers the Prayer Over the Gifts and the Eucharistic PrayerThe first of these was used at Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation and found in the Liber Regalis The Kings Book one of the oldest and most important sources for the coronation service The second draws from many different sourcesThe beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer echoed words used at the Queens 1953 coronation and adds words from the Bible The prayers central section draws from Jesus words when he served bread and wine to his disciples at the Last Supper before he died according to the liturgy CNN reportedThen Sanctus was sung The text dates from the fifth century and possibly earlier Its set to music is a new commission for this service by the British composer Roxanna PanufnikThe Eucharistic Prayer continued followed by the Lords Prayer The King and Queen received Holy Communion as the choir sang the Agnus Dei another traditional text for the mass set to new music by Tarik OReganThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever