This month sees the coronation of our King, Charles III, and I’ve chosen the cover photograph for this May issue of The Record to illustrate the important part that faith plays in the coronation ceremony of a British Monarch.
In an increasingly secular world, it is good to remember that faith is at the heart of who we are as a nation. There will doubtless be much discussion – and possibly loud opposition – about the oaths that form the heart of the ceremony.
The King faces a difficult road steering the monarchy in the wake of the immense popularity of her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was always going to be a difficult act to follow, but the fact that she died so soon after the country-wide celebration of her Platinum Jubilee, on a crest of popularity, perhaps makes his task even harder.
May God be with Charles III, guiding his path through the years to come. Elizabeth II found strength and comfort in her faith; I hope the same for her son, our new King.
Taken from the May Edition of The Record