A controversial 'Homage to People' has been toned down ahead of the ceremony.
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday - with millions set to watch the event across the globe.
However in the days before the service it was announced an element of the coronation is to include a 'Homage of the People'.
This has now been slightly alerted after Charles reportedly approved a change which came after a string of commentators criticised the new addition as divisive.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will now “invite” a show of support from the congregation rather than a “call” to those in the Abbey and elsewhere to swear allegiance to the King.
He was to say: “I call upon all persons of goodwill in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other realms and the territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted King, defender of all.”
All those interested would be invited to say: “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to your majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God.”
But now he will say: “I now invite those who wish to offer their support to do so, with a moment of private reflection, by joining in saying God save King Charles at the end or, for those with the words before them, to recite them in full.”
The Homage of the People replaced the homage of peers, and Lambeth Palace described it as an invitation to the estimated global television audience of tens of millions to make a “a great cry around the nation and around the world in support for the King”.
A Lambeth Palace spokesperson said: “The Homage of the People was always an invitation rather than expectation.
“To provide further clarity as the order of service was finalised, it has been mutually agreed by Lambeth Palace and Buckingham Palace that the introductory words will be changed.
“This reflects the collaborative approach that has been taken throughout the coronation planning. We are looking forward to the service with much joy and expectation.”
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