Oil was consecrated in Jerusalem on March 3 to anoint King Charles III during his ascension to the throne on May 6. This oil, given the modern animal welfare movement, will not contain any ingredients of animal origin..

Previous versions of the anointing oil for British monarchs included civet oil and ambergris from the intestines of whales..

The new oil contains an olive oil scented with a blend of essential oils, sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and orange blossom.

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The chrismation of a king echoes baptism or initiation into religious orders, when holy oil is symbolically touched on the head, chest and hands of the monarch.

In 1953, during the coronation of Elizabeth II, television cameras did not allow the process of anointing to be filmed, since it is considered a holy sacrament..

Recall, while at the farewell ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II in London, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal and First Lady Elena Zelenskaya invited Charles III to Ukraine.