Catherine Nixi is a Britain correspondent for The Economist. King Charles III has never seen Tukin on the crown that he has to wear. Westminster Abbey has been the setting for almost every coronation since 1066. It's going to involve oil made from olives which have been harvested from the monastery of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem.
He has been king since September; now it is time for the pomp. We examine the modern monarchy—and the ancient frippery of coronations. Despite prior reluctance to do much about climate change, America is set to become a clean-energy superpower. And reflecting on the life of Carolyn Bryant, whose testimony led to a lynching that set off America’s civil-rights movement.
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