There will be no consequences for people who refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the King during the coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury has insisted
He denied reports he had gone “rogue”, describing preparations for the ceremony as a “huge, collaborative and very lovely process” involving his office and Buckingham Palace.
It is thought that many inside Westminster Abbey, including foreign heads of state in attendance, are likely to remain silent rather than pledge allegiance to the King., an avowed Irish republican who has said she will attend the coronation in her role as Northern Ireland’s First Minister-designate, has made clear she will remain silent during the pledge.
“She clearly holds a substantially different, but equally legitimate allegiance as an Irish citizen to those who are British. “She will not be participating in the ‘homage of the people’ which is for those who do give allegiance.”
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