“It’s A Great Honour”: Sikh Peer Who Gave Coronation Glove To King Charles
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"I've known King Charles for many years," Lord Indrajit Singh said.London: Lord Indarjit Singh is the British Sikh peer who handed over a key item of the regalia to King Charles III during his Coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, symbolic of the multi-faith note being struck at the traditionally Christian ceremony.The 90-year-old peer was part of a procession of peers who walked up to the altar before handing over the Coronation Glove, which is a demonstration of the Sovereign as advocate and challenger for the protection and honour of the people. It also bears a second meaning, as a reminder of holding power, symbolised in the royal Sceptre, gently in a gloved hand."It's a great honour for myself, but much more for the wider Sikh community, in this country, in I...