LONDON — King Charles III was crowned king of the United Kingdom, as the archbishop of Canterbury placed the solid-gold crown on his head in Westminster Abbey. Cheers of “God save the king!” rang out in one of the most symbolic moments of the coronation, the country’s first in 70 years. His wife, Queen Camilla, was then crowned before 2,200 guests in a televised spectacle meets power-projecting ritual with a generous dose of religion.
