A representative of an Indian nation will lay a feather wreath on the head of the British sovereign this Thursday, two days before the official ceremony.
A fake ceremony on Thursday before the real one to be held on Saturday. Charles III will be crowned on Thursday in London by a representative of the Achuar Native American nation during a dummy and symbolic ceremony, in order to underline the gratitude of its members towards the king and his commitments to ecology, in particular the preservation of tropical forests. from Amazonia.
“A sign of respect”
Representative Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, a native of Ecuador and one of the Achuar leaders, will lay a crown of feathers from Amazonian birds on the head of the British sovereign, he explained during an interview with the TalkTV media.
“For us, the crown is a sign of respect, of the honor we pay to an authority, to Prince Charles who has always fought a lot to protect biodiversity, to protect nature”, justified the representative Achuar.
“Today more than ever, the Amazon is the heart of the world, it is what sustains life on Earth. (…) That is why I have come from so far to defend this priority” , he further developed.
Symbol of a long-standing commitment
Charles III wanted to make this early coronation a priority despite his busy schedule, just two days before his official coronation ceremony on Saturday in London. This day will potentially mark one of the last occasions for the king to recall his ecological commitment. He himself regretted that after his coronation he would no longer be able to do so much on potentially controversial topics:
“It will no longer be possible for me to devote so much time and energy to charities and matters which are so close to my heart,” Charles III had said during his first address to the United Kingdom as king.
For several decades, Prince Charles was an iconoclast in the British royal family, addressing the ecological theme from his first public speeches in the 1970s. He then worked to create labels and organic farms. in the UK, while championing biodiversity around the world.
Friendship between the two men
The British ruler claims his closeness to Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai. During a meeting in February at Buckingham Palace, the Native American chief notably presented the new king with a necklace and bracelet representative of the Achuar style. This bracelet is represented on the first official portrait of Charles III painted after his accession to the throne. “When I saw he was wearing the bracelet I gave him, for me it was a big mark of respect,” shared the Ecuadorian.
The official coronation ceremony will be held in London on Saturday from 12 p.m. in France (11 a.m. in London) and is expected to last two hours. It will mark the start of three days of festivities in the United Kingdom.
