Accession and Coronation
A project looking at how the coronation and related oaths may change ahead of the King's coronation in 2023.
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Read Swearing in the New King: The Accession Declaration and Coronation Oaths.
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Read a summary of the reports on our blog by Professor Robert Hazell and Dr Bob Morris.
Access the blog postThis project examined the practices around accessions and coronations, ahead of the King’s coronation in 2023. It produced two reports in May 2018, which were later updated in October 2022. The Constitution Unit also produced a set of frequently asked questions about the coronation (since archived).
Swearing in the New King: The Accession and Coronation Oaths explored the ancient oaths which the new sovereign must swear to at accession and coronation: to be a true and faithful Protestant, to uphold the Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the rights and privileges of the Church of England. It explored how these might be revised and updated, if there is political will and parliamentary time to do so. It was originally published as Swearing in the New King: The Accession Declarations and Coronation Oaths.
The Coronation of King Charles III is about the organisational arrangements: what is involved in the accession ceremonies and the coronation, how much the context has changed since 1952 and why the next coronation will need to be different from that in 1953. It was originally published as Inaugurating a New Reign: Planning the Accession and Coronation.
Project information
This project was led by Professor Robert Hazell and Dr Bob Morris. It reported twice: in May 2018 and October 2022.