London- "May the Lord preserve the King" This phrase, which will be repeated by the British for the first time in more than 7 decades, was the signal of the actual and final coronation of King Charles III by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who placed the crown of "St. Edward" on the head of the king, announcing the beginning of his reign.

The coronation ceremony – which will remain immortal in the history of the United Kingdom – lasted for more than 4 hours, and its most important chapters took place in Westminster Abbey, the same place that witnessed the coronation ceremony of the late Queen Elizabeth II as well as her funeral ceremony, to achieve the United Kingdom that famous phrase "The Queen died, long live the King" to confirm the continuity of one of the oldest ruling families in the world.

This ceremony, which was watched by hundreds of millions around the world, was not without exciting footage and unprecedented events, even if they took place in the margins and were not highlighted, but they are of strong significance and caused a lot of controversy, especially with the presence of 203 personalities representing the countries of the world, including 100 heads of state.


"I'm not mine"

In the early hours of the morning, a group of the "I am not my king" movement, which has become famous since King Charles III ascended the throne, tried to distribute a number of banners reading "I am not mine" and spread along the road linking Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, but the police confiscated the banners and arrested a number of them.

This incident ignited social media, as many considered it an unprecedented event and an infringement on freedom of opinion and expression, knowing that many expected this treatment from the British police, who pre-empted the day of the coronation by warning that they will deal strictly with any attempt to disturb the atmosphere of the celebration.

British police confirmed in a statement that they had arrested a number of people on suspicion of seeking to undermine public peace and disturb people.

Human Rights Watch went online to issue a strongly worded statement, saying that arresting people simply for expressing their opinion "is something we expect to see in Moscow, not London," and British human rights organizations, including Freedom, issued a statement saying that what happened is unprecedented in the history of the United Kingdom.

The news of the arrest has become the most interactive topic in Britain under the hashtag #notmyking, with many expressing anger at the arrest of people peacefully expressing their opinions.


The deposed prince

After much speculation about Prince Harry's attendance at his father's coronation ceremony, the young prince or "reserve" prince as he called himself appeared in his last book, and his appearance was unusual, as he did not enter with members of the royal family, but with his cousins, and he was in the third row behind the rest of the family, after all official titles were withdrawn from him after he decided to live away from the royal family.

According to British media, the king did not invite his son Harry to attend the rest of the coronation ceremony at Buckingham Palace, but only attended the church.

Immediately after the king left the church, the prince was seen leaving quickly in his car, to show that he was heading to Heathrow Airport to return to the United States, where he lives with his wife Meghan and children, and the prince's stay in his country lasted only a few hours, which confirms the size of the estrangement between him and his family, especially his father and brother.


Coronation of all religions

Among the historical and unprecedented scenes witnessed by the coronation ceremony of King Charles III was the presence of representatives of the three monotheistic religions in addition to Sikhism and Buddhism to participate in the coronation ceremony, and in the past representatives of religions were forbidden to attend the coronation ceremony inside the church, and it was limited to bishops, specifically bishops of the Protestant denomination.

However, King Charles pressured the Church to change its rules, bringing representatives of Islam, Christianity (Catholic and Orthodox), Judaism, Sikhism and Buddhism, and they had a role in the coronation ceremony for the first time in history, and King Charles had previously expressed his desire to be described as "the defender of the faith of all" and not the "defender of the faith" that refers only to Christendom.

For the first time, a woman was also present among the bishops who crowned the King, presiding over all the ceremonies with them, in addition to reading a number of religious texts in the Scottish, Welsh and Irish dialects, in recognition of the diversity of his kingdom.

Many invoked Princess Diana at King Charles' coronation (Reuters)

Deanna.. Absent Present

Despite her death decades ago, Princess Diana's spectrum is still present at any major event known to the British royal family, and this time many compared the appearance of Princess Kate, wife of Crown Prince William, to the appearance of Princess Diana, especially since Kate chose to wear two earrings that were for the late Princess Diana.