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Prince Charles

Prince of Wales will be crowned in multi-faith ceremony

By Judi McLeod

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

In 1975, at the age of 26, responding to a question from students in Ottawa, Canada on how he saw his role as Monarch, Prince Charles said it could be 40 years before he became King. That was his outlook back then, according to his official website.

Now that his mother, Queen Elizabeth II is 80, discussions have begun about the Coronation of Prince Charles.

Canon John Hall, the Dean-elect of Westminster abbey, said that the traditional Church of England coronation service must be revised to reflect society's changes since the Queen's coronation in 1953. as Dean, he will be on the committee responsible for drawing up the service.

"The proposed changes follow comments already made by Prince Charles, who has said that he wants to be "Defender of Faith"--not "Defender of the Faith"--when he succeeds to the throne." (Telegraph.co.uk, Sept. 24, 2006).

Prayers and readings from other denominations and religions, including from the Muslim, Sikh and Jewish faiths, are expected to be included in the ceremonies marking Prince Charles's accession to the throne.

The Duke of Norfolk, in his role as Earl Marshal, has already begun overseeing a review of the ceremonies for the accession, and will consult with the dean over the coronation service.

Why the rush on the preparations?

according to Lord Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury: The Queen may abdicate if she takes seriously ill.

Not all church members agree with Canon Hall who has suggested that the revised services should follow an inclusive style similar to the Commonwealth Observance, a Church of England ceremony in which people from other denominations and faiths take part by saying prayers and sharing testimonies.

These include alison Ruoff, a member of the General Synod, the church's parliament, who is voicing concern about the royal plans.

"We should not pander to political correctness," she said. "There is no way that other faiths should be involved in the service. This is a Christian country and so the coronation service must remain exclusively Christian and we should not apologise for that."

But the Prince of Wales has long been on an Islamic kick.

Last year he intended to explain the virtues of Islam to U.S. President George W. Bush and the american people during his official U.S. tour.

according to the British daily Sunday Telegraph, Prince Charles thinks the United States has been too "intolerant" of Islam since September 11, 2001.

During his eight-day visit, Prince Charles intended to buttonhole Bush in order to convince him about the merits of Islam and to attend some conferences on religions at various platforms.

The Prince of Wales had expressed his concerns earlier regarding what he sees as Washington's "confrontational" approach to Muslim countries and its failure to understand the strength of Islam.

The heir to the British throne personally met with senior Muslims in London following the 9/11 attacks and said, "I find the language and rhetoric coming from america too confrontational".

Diplomacy doesn't seem to be among the strong suits of Diana's ex.

The proud owner of the 300-acre Highgrove Estate, a world model of organic gardening and farming, the Prince is big on all things United Nations.

as a long time advocate of "Make Gardens Not War", the Queen's eldest son spends some of his time going about sniffing compost piles in British schools.

The idiosyncrasies of the blueblood have been catalogued in a book called On Royalty.

"The BBC's arch inquisitor Jeremy Paxton, in his new book on the first family's household reveals that the Prince of Wales is extremely fond of boiled eggs, especially after a day's hunting." (www.sawfnews.com).

So finicky about his boiled eggs is Prince Charles that staff has to have ready many eggs ranging from rock hard to runny for His Royal Highness's choosing.

Britain's non-organic farmers will be among the first to promote the Prince of Wale's image as an already egocentric, "eggo-centric", still out on the hunt trying to find himself at age 57.

Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com


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