Article 6B9SV Public invited to swear their allegiance as king is crowned

Public invited to swear their allegiance as king is crowned

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Harriet Sherwood and Michael Savage
from World news | The Guardian on (#6B9SV)

British subjects asked to form a chorus of a million voices' and make oath of loyalty while watching service

Members of the public watching the coronation on television, online and in parks and pubs will be invited to swear aloud their allegiance to the monarch in a chorus of millions of voices" to be known as the Homage of the People.

People around the UK and abroad will be invited to say the words I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God", in a declaration that replaces the traditional homage of peers.

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