Coronation

A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. Where the monarch is anointed, the ritual may have religious significance. Coronation has been little practised in recent years, although it remains the norm for the formal installation of the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Monarch - Crown - Anointed - Ritual - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Formerly, in many kingdoms and empires, the coronation was a highly solemn ceremony in which anointing with holy oil, followed by ratification as the proper occupant of the throne, were important parts. This is still the case in the United Kingdom, one of the few nations that continue formal coronations to this day, and was true for the historical monarchies of France, and many other former Kingdoms and Empires.

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Kingdom - Oil - Throne - United Kingdom - Empire

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