The moment of crowning happened as the Archbishop of Canterbury places the St Edwards Crown on Charles’ head.

At that moment, the congregation sang out, “God save the king,” the bells of Westminster Abbey rung and gun salutes were fired across the U.K.

The St Edwards Crown weighs nearly five pounds and is made of solid gold. The coronation service is the only time the king will wear the crown.

Charles is given a series of coronation regalia including the orb, a symbol of the Christian world, and two scepters, one with a dove, a symbol of mercy, and one with a cross, a symbol of justice and power.

The regalia was last seen publicly atop the queen’s coffin at her funeral in September 2022.

William, the future king, places the Stole Royal on his father.

The Stole Royal, a thin band of gold silk placed over the Supertunica, is a symbol, “of the divine nature of kingship,” according to the Royal Collection Trust.

The Greek singing underway in Westminster Abbey is a tribute to Charles’ father, Philip, who was born in Greece and was a descendant of Greek royalty.

Charles is now wearing the Sword of Offering, a symbol of the protection of good and the punishment of evil. He is also presented with the Armills, referred to as the “bracelets of sincerity and wisdom.”

During the investiture, Charles is wearing the Colobium Sidonis, a white linen tunic; the Supertunica, a gold coat; and the coronation sword belt.

He is sitting in the coronation chair.