Penny Mordaunt is playing a significant role in the coronation proceedings 👑 In her capacity as Lord President of the Privy Council PennyMordaunt carried the 17th-century Sword of State into the Abbey
into the Abbey as part of the King’s procession to start the service.
The Jewelled Sword of Offering will be blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and presented to to the King by Ms Mordaunt – the first time the sword has been carried and presented by a woman. She will then draw the sword and carries it in its naked form – without its scabbard – before the monarch for the rest of the service.The Privy Council dates back to the 13th Century, when it was an executive arm of the English Government.
It remains an advisory body to the monarch, with the Privy Counsellors required to take special oaths.
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