The Coronation Oath — or ‘promissio regis’ — is one of the central moments of the coronation of a monarch.
The exact wording of the coronation oath sworn by King Charles III on Saturday 6 May, 2023, will not be known until the day itself. What we do know, however, is that the oath for King Charles will be different to that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, just as hers was different to that of her father in 1937. The government have detailed some of the…
