Latin translation of ‘long live Queen Camilla, long live King Charles’ will greet royal couple as they enter Westminster Abbey for coronation
- The words are part of the Vivat acclamations to be sung at the May 6 ceremony
- Read: Royal fans continue camping out on The Mall six days before coronation
The Latin translation of ‘long live Queen Camilla, long live King Charles’ will greet the royal couple as they enter Westminster Abbey for the coronation.
The words are part of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the central London ceremony on May 6.
Westminster Abbey said it released the music so parish and cathedral choirs throughout the UK and the Commonwealth can celebrate by including it in services over the weekend.
The words which will be sung at the coronation are:
Vivat Regina Camilla! Vivat Regina Camilla!
Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!
Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat Rex Carolus!
Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!
The Latin translation of ‘long live Queen Camilla, long live King Charles’ will greet the royal couple as they enter Westminster Abbey for the coronation
The words are part of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the central London ceremony on May 6
This translates to: ‘Long live Queen Camilla! Long live King Charles!’
The Vivats are Latin acclamations which the King’s Scholars of Westminster School have traditionally greeted kings and queens with on their arrival at Westminster Abbey for their coronation.
Words from Psalm 122 beginning ‘I was glad when they said unto me: we will go into the house of the Lord’ have been sung in different musical settings to accompany the monarch’s procession into the Abbey since the coronation of Charles I in 1626.
In 1902, composer Hubert Parry introduced a new setting with an orchestral accompaniment for ‘I was glad’ which included the Vivats of the King’s Scholars.
The Vivats are Latin acclamations which the King’s Scholars of Westminster School have traditionally greeted kings and queens with on their arrival at Westminster Abbey for their coronation
It became an anthem that has been sung at all coronations and the Latin acclamations are altered for the names of the new monarch and consort.
Meanwhile royal superfans are continuing to camp out on The Mall this weekend as they try and bag front row seats to the procession for the coronation.
A number of royal supporters have erected temporary homes made of tarpaulin along the iconic road just over a week before the big day on May 6.
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