King Charles III Coronation Special
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is a special coronation edition of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.6 | I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Saturday, the 6th of May, |
| 0:10.8 | we'll mark an historic day in London which has been watched around the world. |
| 0:14.6 | God saves the King! |
| 0:16.6 | God save the King! |
| 0:19.5 | God bless the King! |
| 0:25.6 | God bless! |
| 0:28.6 | We will bring you all the key moments of the coronation, |
| 0:31.6 | reaction from around the world and discuss the changing attitudes to the British monarchy. |
| 0:37.6 | Since 1066, kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey in central London, |
| 0:51.6 | and today, King Charles' coronation was the 40th of its kind. |
| 0:55.6 | The service began with a poignant moment when King Charles was greeted by a 14-year-old chorister. |
| 1:02.6 | Your Majesty, as children of the Kingdom of God, we welcome you in the name of the King of Kings. |
| 1:08.6 | In his name and after his example, I come not to be served but to serve. |
| 1:15.6 | While the two-hour-long service contained many traditional elements, this coronation broke new ground. |
| 1:20.6 | It included female bishops and leaders of other faiths, as well as languages other than English. |
| 1:27.6 | The first coronation was in the Welsh language. |
| 1:43.6 | Our royal correspondent, Helena Wilkinson, has been following events for us. |
| 1:47.6 | It is pouring with rain, so they were umbrellas up as the King and Queen Consort arrived here, |
| 1:54.6 | followed by members of the royal family, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Prince George, |
| 2:01.6 | who was having a starring role in the coronation service as one of the pages inside the Abbey. |
| 2:08.6 | More than 2,000 guests are inside there, and we have spent this morning witnessing them streaming into the Abbey, |
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