The oil was pressed from olives harvested on the Mount of Olives, which performs a distinguished function within the Bible, and has been perfumed with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin, amber oil and orange blossoms, the palace stated.

Charles’ paternal grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece, is buried on the Monastery of Mary Magdalene on the Mount of Olives.

“This demonstrates the deep historic hyperlink between the coronation, the Bible and the Holy Land,” the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, stated within the assertion. “From historic kings via to the current day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place.”

Charles will probably be formally topped on Might 6 at Westminster Abbey in London, throughout a ceremony the palace says will mix parts of custom with fashionable touches that spotlight the altering face of the UK and the Commonwealth.

Charles grew to become king on Sept. 8 following the dying of his mom, Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for greater than 70 years.