
The Queen's death: A proclamation, a reunion and the cortege
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What Is the Difference Between a Coronation and a Coronation?
In 1952 when this happened before, and King George VI died, it was a very deferential age. And part of the way the aristocratic system held onto its way was to deem it inappropriate for anybody else to see what was going on. What is the difference between what we saw yesterday at the accession council and for instance a coronation? A coronation is a confirmation of the process of succession. It's a Christian religious affirmation where the monarch gives an oath to rule according to law. So he is now going to be asked to make an obligation to us all to rule in accordance with the law. Then he will be anointed and then he will be crowned and then we may
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