First among equals – tradition and innovation in the coronation of King Charles III

The King and the Archbishop.
photo: alamy/ap, jonathan brady

At the heart of the coronation service is the paradox that it is an unapologetic declaration of Protestant supremacy in a ceremony and a liturgy very like a Catholic Mass / By CATHERINE PEPINSTER

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