King Charles Coronation Oil: A Constitutional Monarch not a ruler by Divine Right
The oil with which King Charles and Camilla will be coronated in May has been selected and prepared. An extract from a Guardian report (4th March) is below.
Thanks to events that took place in England between 1649 and 1660 King Charles will rule as a constitutional monarchy rather than with a divine right.
The remarks (from Justin Welby) below stray rather uncomfortably close to the latter. Expect more of this.
“Since beginning the planning for the coronation, my desire has been for a new coronation oil to be produced using olive oil from the Mount of Olives. This demonstrates the deep historic link between the coronation, the Bible and the Holy Land.
“From ancient kings through to the present day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place. As we prepare to anoint the king and the queen consort, I pray that they would be guided and strengthened by the Holy Spirit.”
The oil is based on that used at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, with a formula that dates back hundreds of years.
While the constituents of the oil reportedly date back centuries in fact the tradition lapsed and was reinvented in 1902
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