After sharp criticism of an Endland Church call for a public pledge of allegiance to King Charles III the controversial passage in the service was slightly changed on short notice. The Archbishop of Canterbury, as the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, will now “invite” the congregation to show their support for the monarch. At first it was said that he would “summon” the people in Westminster Abbey and the millions on screens to loudly swear allegiance to the King.
Charles did not want the “Homage of the People”.
This innovation has been criticized as divisive and anachronistic. Charles has agreed to the move, British media reported on Saturday. Your friend and official biographer Jonathan Dimbleby British news agency PA said the king found the tribute, dubbed the “People’s Homage”, “disgusting”. The planned portion was intended to replace the tradition of other royals and nobles kneeling and paying homage to the King.
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The Church of England said it hoped the significant change would result in a “huge outcry across the country and across the world in support of the King”. The people, wherever they were, were to say: “I swear true allegiance to Your Majesty and Your heirs and successors according to the law. God help me.” The anti-monarchy organization República criticized that the formula recognized Charles’s brother Prince Andrewwho is eighth in line to the British throne and is wildly unpopular for his involvement in an abuse scandal.