King Charles III “controversial coronation” to start a debate

• The Cathedral of Canterbury is torn ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.
• The Church of England has never crowned a divorced man as King.
• This could lead to a constitutional crisis.

According to an expert, the coronation of King Charles III might trigger a constitutional crisis in the UK.

According to biographer Anthony Holden, as the King’s coronation approaches, the cathedral is torn.

He claims in a letter that “The Church of England has never crowned a divorced man as King, let alone one who has publicly confessed to adultery – with the relevant woman expecting to be crowned Queen Consort.”

“The late Robert Runcie [the former Archbishop of Canterbury] told me this would require a revision of the coronation oath, which would require a new statute of Parliament.

“Given the convention that Parliament does not debate the monarchy without the monarch’s consent, this would require the Prime Minister to seek King Charles’s permission. This, Runcie told me, would amount to a constitutional crisis,” he adds.

This occurs as the Firm gets ready for His Majesty’s upcoming coronation.

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