Daily Prayers for the Coronation of King Charles III
A verified public-domain excerpt for this text is still being set. The folio is catalogued and linked below; an original Sub Rosa rendering will follow.
What it is
The Church of England released this 28-day devotional booklet to run from Easter Day (9 April 2023) to the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023. Published by Church House Publishing as a 48-page full-colour booklet, it provided structured daily prayer themes, Scripture reflections on the symbolism of the coronation ceremony, and intercessions for the King and Royal Family. Reflections were also available free via email and audio through the Church of England's website, extending its reach beyond print. Charles III publicly pledged a faith 'deeply rooted' in the Church of England and declared he would serve with 'a devotion rooted in my faith.'
Why it still matters
As a recently published and freely available booklet, it can be obtained from Church House Publishing and re-used for prayer for national leaders, or adapted for any service of commissioning, installation, or public dedication.
Kept alongside
Book of Common Prayer — Queen Victoria's Wedding and Windsor Chapel Copies
The Royal Collection Trust holds two documented personal copies of the Book of Common Prayer belonging to Queen Victoria. The first was given by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, on her wedding day (10 February 1840), inscribed 'Given To my beloved Victoria on her Wedding Day by Her most affectionate Mother,' with Victoria's monogram on the binding and a gold VICTORIA bookmark set with gemstones. The second was used in the private chapel at Windsor Castle, stamped with the cipher VR (Victoria Regina). Victoria attended chapel regularly throughout her life, and the BCP ordered her family's Sunday worship — a practice continued without interruption under every subsequent Windsor monarch.
The Gate of the Year (originally titled 'God Knows')
King George VI quoted this poem in his Christmas Day radio broadcast of 1939, the first wartime Christmas of the Second World War, having received it from Princess Elizabeth, then aged thirteen. The words are inscribed on a plaque at the entrance to the George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel, Windsor, where the King is interred, placed there by Queen Elizabeth II as a personal memorial tribute. The poem was read again at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002, cementing its place as a distinctive expression of Windsor devotional sensibility across three generations.
Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England
Common Worship
The Church of England's modern liturgical book series, authorized from 2000 as an alternative to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, encompassing Morning and Evening Prayer, Holy Communion, and occasional offices. It contains prayers for the sovereign and royal family that were updated by Royal Warrant following the accession of King Charles III, and its 2024 edition specifically incorporated updated royal prayers throughout. As the standard service book at St George's Chapel Windsor and all Church of England churches, it governs the worship life of the Windsor family and is used at coronations, royal weddings, and funerals.