Presented with crown, sceptre and sword (carried with great poise by a lady in a striking blue outfit), serenaded by a magnificent repertoire of music both sublime and uplifting, the King must have felt a slight sense of deja vu. The rest of us certainly did. Didn't we just go through all that?We could not call this a Coronation, however, even if the Scottish government had attempted to do just that. Some of its earlier statements had referred to a 'Scottish Coronation' before being swiftly corrected by .This was a service of and dedication. That extraordinary rainy day back in May was the moment when Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom. He had very definitely not come to St Giles' Cathedral, , to be crowned all over again.
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