Prior to the actual coronation, King Charles took, among other things, the oaths of investiture and accession, just as he was granted the regalia of the English crown.

“I, Charles, confess, testify, and declare—and solemnly and sincerely, before God—that I am a staunch Protestant,” said King Charles.

Among the regalia are royal apples, several royal swords and bracelets.

Additionally, she was anointed with holy oil pressed from olives from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

It is the first time in 70 years that a royal has been crowned in Great Britain.

The last time this happened was when King Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth, was crowned in 1953. She died last September.

King Charles’ wife, Camilla, was also crowned at the ceremony. She could henceforth be called the ‘queen’. From Elizabeth’s death until her coronation, she held the title of Queen Consort.

Among the 2,300 guests were heads of state and government, royalty and other dignitaries from both the UK and overseas.

Charles’s own family also attended. Her youngest son, Prince Harry, did not sit in the front of the church with his older brother and family but was placed third in the row.

In addition to representatives of the Church of England, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Rishi Sunak, spoke at the ceremony.

He read a passage from the Bible. Specifically, a piece of Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Rishi Sunak himself was not a Christian, but a Hindu.

The ceremony starts at 12.00 Norwegian time. Earlier, King Charles and Camilla rode a train through the British capital from Buckingham Palace to the nearly 1,000-year-old church of Westminster Abbey.

Although Charles was only crowned on Saturday, he has served as king of England since Queen Elizabeth’s death.