Anglican Update
Coronation oath?
The 60th anniversary celebrations of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II were both a demonstration of the ability of the Church of England to rise to the state occasion and a poignant reminder of how far we have declined as a nation in the lifetime of our reigning monarch.
John Richardson,
associate minister of the churches at
Henham, Elsenham & Ugley, near Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Watching TV footage of the coronation, I heard more than one commentator remark on the oil with which the Queen was anointed, symbolising that monarchy was conferred on her by God.
