King Charles' Coronation Embraces Interfaith Cooperation and Respect for Religious Observance

Britain's chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, will attend the coronation of King Charles III along with other faith leaders. Mirvis will spend the night at St. James's Palace to avoid breaking the Jewish Sabbath and will walk to Westminster Abbey for the coronation service. After the Christian service, the chief rabbi will join other religious leaders in making a spoken declaration towards the newly crowned monarch. The service will be overwhelmingly Christian, but Charles has a long interest in bridging religious divides and has spoken about acting as "defender of faith" in general.