So too, in this place we mark the sovereignty of the new King, with traditions both ancient and new, drawing upon both our shared and our different pasts and looking forward to our future, enriched as we are by the welcome to these ancient lands by Barry Winmar on behalf of its Traditional Owners whose laws and customs co-exist with the sovereignty of the Crown. As so with the best traditions it looked outward, towards the inclusion of all. The new King was prayed over by the heads of the various Christian denominations in the Kingdom, and was marked by the welcome and recognition of leaders of all faiths, including Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh. As the Coronation ceremony made present, it is a life of sacrifice and service to which our new King is called.Īs with all living traditions, however, that ceremony was marked by evolution and renewal. In accordance with tradition, as has happened for over a thousand years, that solemn ceremony took place in a house of worship such as this, with eyes and hearts lifted to another throne, the wood of the Cross: that eternal site of sacrifice and service. Yesterday’s Coronation ceremony formally marked the seamless transition of the sovereignty of the Crown from Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III. Address by the Honourable Peter Quinlan, Lieutenant Governor and deputy of the Governor.
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