Coronation: No drama over swearing allegiance, says archbishop

There is "no drama" implicit whether the nationalist curse allegiance to the King during his Coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Guests watching the work volition beryllium invited to articulation "a chorus of millions" to curse allegiance successful the work led by Justin Welby.

The Homage of the People, revealed connected Saturday by Lambeth Palace, is simply a caller summation to the past ceremony.

But run radical Republic called it "nonsense" and "offensive".

Speaking to the BBC News, the archbishop reiterated the oath was "an invitation, it's not a command".

"In each Anglican service, each Christian service, it is mean for congregations to participate," helium said.

"It's an invitation - truthful if you privation to articulation successful astatine this point, by each means bash so.

"If you don't privation to, that's fine. There's nary play to it."

Asked astir reports suggesting helium had gone "rogue", the archbishop insisted the work had been a "huge, collaborative [with Buckingham Palace] and precise beauteous process".