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King Charles III, Crowned and Anointed, Opens a New Carolean Age

Having waited longer than any other, he is the newest sovereign in a monarchy that stretches back a millennium, and vows ‘I come not to be served, but to serve.’

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King Charles III walks in the Coronation Procession at Westminster Abbey at London, May 6, 2023. AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

The crowning of King Charles III, among rain drops and pomp and circumstances, inaugurates a new Carolean age and a fresh chapter for the House of Windsor. Nobody has waited longer for the throne, and few queens have had a more twisting path to it than Camilla Parker Bowles. Now, the realm is theirs. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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