Feminine bishops took half for the primary time, as did representatives of different spiritual teams – consistent with the King’s expressed want to be a defender of all faiths.
Simply after the service, because the Abbey’s bells rang, we caught up with Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, who carried the king’s chalice, and Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who offered the Queen’s rod.
However first we spoke to Aliya Azam and Malcolm Deboo, who represented Muslim and Zoroastrian worshippers, and started by asking them concerning the significance of getting different faiths represented on the service.