We are sending congratulations to the King Charles III on the occasion of his historic coronation with our most sincere wishes for a long, prosperous and happy reign. As well as being the first coronation in 70 years, it was the first of a king since 1937. Besides, it was only the second to be televised and the first in colour and streamed online.
King Charles III wife, Camilla, 75, was also crowned queen in a simpler ceremony soon afterwards. We are also extending our heartiest felicitations on the occasion of the coronation of Queen Camilla.
Charles III on Saturday finally met his date with destiny after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, as he was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953, according foreign media.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at Balmoral palace in Scotland on September 8 last year at the age of 96, after reigning for 70 years. The eldest of her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, who at 73 is the oldest heir apparent in British history, became king immediately. On Saturday at exactly 12:02 pm (1102 GMT), the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid gold St Edward’s Crown on Charles’s head as a sacred and ancient symbol of the monarch’s authority. Cries of “God Save the King” rang out from the 2,300-member congregation at Westminster Abbey and trumpet fanfares sounded at the climax of the solemn religious confirmation of his accession.
We hope that the new monarch will
work for the welfare of the neglected,
underprivileged, poor and helpless
people of the world
Charles, 74, will wear the St Edward's Crown only once during his reign. The build-up to the Christian ceremony of prayer and praise -- steeped in 1,000 years of British history and tradition, with sumptuous robes and priceless regalia -- has been mostly celebratory.
We are wishing King Charles III and Queen Camilla the very best of health, happiness and long life, and the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the member states of the commonwealth.
We are also wishing him “success in his duties” and “looking forward to continuing excellent cooperation and further deepening bilateral historic relations".
Newspapers, news agencies, television channels and other media across the world were inevitably dominated by the glorious occasion of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s historic Coronation. We also hope that the new monarch will work for the welfare of the neglected, underprivileged, poor and helpless people of the world.
Bangladesh is a member of the commonwealth and the new King Charles III is now the head of the commonwealth. We think the responsibility of the new king is a testimony to trust and confidence of the British people in his leadership to take the UK to newer heights of progress and prosperity. Therefore, Bangladesh looks forward to working closely with new King Charles III like her mother Queen Elizabeth II.
