The anointing of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s coronation oil in Jerusalem was verified by Buckingham Palace on Friday. The 74-year-old King and the 75-year-old Queen Consort will be anointed on May 6 using chrism oil that was sanctified on Friday morning at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, according to the palace.
The Monasteries of the Ascension and Mary Magdalene used olives that were collected from nearby groves to make the coronation oil. The oil was scented with the aromas of neroli, benzoin, sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, amber, and orange blossom after the olives were crushed close to Bethlehem.
Nevertheless, earlier versions also contained ambergris, which is extracted from the whales’ intestines, and civet oil, which is produced from the glands of small mammals.
Coronation oil won’t contain any substances that come from animals and will be devoid of animal cruelty
The coronation oil won’t contain any substances that come from animals and will be devoid of animal cruelty in response to today’s animal-friendly sensibilities. The most recent version of the holy oil is vegan due to worries about animal abuse and the need to safeguard wildlife.
Charles and Camilla will be anointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at their coronation ceremony, just like his mother Queen Elizabeth.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, addressed the royal family’s relationship with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of Jerusalem’s holiest Christian sites, in a statement. The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III were also honored for blessing the coronation oil.
“I am honored and grateful that His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and Archbishop Hosam Naoum have consecrated the oil that will be used to anoint His Majesty The King. And I want to thank especially His Beatitude for providing this Coronation Oil, which reflects The King’s family connection with the Holy Land and his great care for its peoples,” Welby said. “I am also delighted that the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem shared in the consecration of the oil.”
