Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - George Frideric Handel at Westminster Abbey 

You’ll never see the anointing of a monarch it is the most sacred moment of a coronation and will never be shown

@@christinephillips2069 this is highly inaccurate. It is highly likely Prince Charles' coronation will be televised. Queen Elizabeth's coronation was televised.

The coronation was televised however the anointing was not - as Christine says

Long live King Charles III

Tic tac

Branchporter those ppl piss me off

@TheRenaissanceman65 ...heb dit nodig in mijn leven.

@TheRenaissanceman65 you've never heard Italian news commentators...

@TheRenaissanceman65 lol, I meant that Italian news narrators are worse than British ones when it comes to important broadcasts, trust me. They spoke over the whole broadcast of Meghan and Harry wedding, for example, about stupid things...oof!

@TheRenaissanceman65 especially during the news broadcast...

Wonderful

Me too

Orstoraria jin Desu

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King's College Cambridge and St Paul's Cathedral may disagree with you, together with several others. There is no best choir in England. And it's not the UK, it's England. And the correct spelling is Handel.

@@ds1868 Thank you. I've visited Saint Paul's and Kings, I've even worshipped in those hallowed spaces. I know that I've seen "Handel" spelled as "Haendel". Could not the latter spelling be a German spelling? Please, apprise me. Were you to have visited New York's Saint John's Cathedral, you could say "US" as well. Am I to understand that the Britons don't like the reference "UK"?

@@hudsonbailey674 Handel dropped the German umlaut and pronunciation of his name when he moved to England from Italy, having spent several years there after he left Germany as a very young man; he spent most of his life in England. Handel spelled his name in the English fashion as you can see on every single extant signature on his manuscripts, letters and his will, and the case is exactly the same as the ‘French’ composer Lully who abandoned Lulli and all his Italian background after he moved to Paris. Its odd how some people seem to still use the German form of Handel, but never the Italian form of Lully. UK’s fine today, but you need to be careful about backdating it as there are was the Union of the crowns of Scotland and England in 1603, various Acts of Union particularly in 1707 and 1801, changes of name, and the secession of part of Ireland in 1922. (Some people can be a bit touchy though about how they define themselves, though probably not more or less so than can be found in most other countries).

@@elaineblackhurst1509 sincerely, thank you for the clarification. Why was it suggested to me that I not respectfully refer to "England" as the "UK". Really, I regard such corresponds as essential to my morning coffee klatches. Take good care, hope to hear from you.

The Fonz The king that they are referring to is Solomon so it is always "king."

Ok, I got you. Thanks!

The Fonz if I remember correctly the royals consider themselves descended of Israels kings? Am I correct In that assumption?

@@Philip02K well.. not really

Erni Landia then they have never had a claim to Jerusalem unless of course your from Roman Catholic Church after all.

I believe its just the head.

John Clinton head, hands, and the breast.

John Clinton it depends for a male I would presume loins for fertility, Church of England took many pagan Catholic Practices.

It is the Royal Maundy Service, held on Maundy Thursday, where the Sovereign hands out small silver coins (the “Maundy” money) to the elderly.

His name is James O'Donnell. (Interestingly he is a Roman Catholic in his private life.

He is the Director of Music and also a fabulous organist.

It's an improvisation

He gets paid for speaking on top of the music.

All I did was email the BBC for the audio without his voice and they sent it to me. Nice clean copy now

TheAscensionist11 upload it please Or sent it to my email please😀

@@TheAscensionist11 Friend, sent it to my email please, thank you, God bless you :)

Dag Willem, volgens mij moet dat de Sub-Organist van de Abbey, Daniel Cook zijn.

Prachtig arr. van Z. the Priest van G.F. Handel, is dit arr. te verkrijgen ? Dank voor het uitzoeken.

Mark de Jong ***** This was recorded in 2011 but Daniel Cook didn't return to the Abbey as Sub-Organist until 2013. The organist was probably Robert Quinney or, possibly, James McVinnie.

***** the sub-organist here was Robert Quinney :) The new sub-organist, Daniel Cook is at the Abbey since 2013

OK thanks, great performance.

When she became the Queen in 1952 I myself (being a German) was 13yo. Of course I can remember that I could watch her coronation in tv...:)

Of course, someone with more resources than the producer of it. It is not so difficult, it is only the BBC.

Cute isn't he?

2:00

They are young singers from the Chapel Royal. The dress is their usual dress for state occasions.

An improvisation it is

@@robertonumah7238 That score should be dedicated to sheet music..a wonderful postlude..

Nathan The Prophet from the Old Testament

you have bullfights, we have heavenly handel music at glorious westminster with the magnificent and much loved head of state of the uk, australia, canada and new zealand presiding, that is the way it is

I think it's because it's the choir of the abbey..so it's religious and so there's no women

Tradition. It is the Abbey. A Royal "peculiar" meaning it is outside the Diocese and within the control of the Monarch, not the Bishop of London. The boys attend a boarding school on the Abbey grounds. Do you grouse about the Sistine Chapel choir of boys and men at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome?

@@jackmorrison7379 No, because I never knew about them. What's with your attitude about that?

Although Darwin wasn't Christian, it is false to say he was an atheist. He certainly was a theist, varying from deism and other sorts. He was also a member of the Royal Society, so he appeared to be pretty loyal to the RF. So, it really isn't that surprising.

never mind darling, you wouldn´t understand it ever

The monarchy actually generates a significant amount of money for the British economy, far more than it costs the taxpayer to maintain it.

Because we have something great that no other country has!!!

The British, not just the English people, contribute something like 80p a year towards the monarchy. However, look at the tourism it brings, and the thousands of jobs it creates, and the income.

Nobody expects you to accept that the different countries in the world (especially those with origins way more ancient compared to yours) do have completely different cultures compared to the country in wich you live. Americans sure are self centered. May you pardon me for my poor english, uk friends, i' m your italian neighboor.

@Des Britanienn Vaterland заткнись сам, коммуняка. И подучи немецкий.