The dozens of detentions around the crowning of King Charles III intensified a national debate about new legislation that broadens police powers to arrest and charge potential demonstrators.
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Coronation and Election Leave Restless U.K. ‘in a Waiting Room’
Beneath the gilded continuity of the coronation celebrations, there were signs that both Britain and its royal family are preparing for a new era.
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At Charles’s Coronation, Everything Olde Was New Again
The king promised a thoroughly 21st-century ceremony, but when push came to shove, he took his place on a 13th-century throne.
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Quiz: Kentucky Derby Hat Coronation Hat?
Can you tell where each of these hats appeared? Take our quiz.
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Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists
The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages.