Changing relationship sees Ireland more in tune with British coronation

The fact that King Charles III will speak Irish during his coronation is also a moment of history and bridge-building, says historian Dr Brian Murphy.

Britain's King Charles III on a walkabout outside Buckingham Palace, London, to meet wellwishers ahead of the coronation on Saturday. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

The last time that a British monarch was officially crowned at a coronation, it barely made the newspapers in Ireland.

President Sean T O’Kelly and Cardinal John Dalton were front-page news instead of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, according to historian Dr Brian Murphy.