If King Charles wants a multi-faith coronation, it might be easier to disestablish the Church of England

The reported wranglings over the shape of the King’s coronation service suggest that Church and state need to be kept separate, argues George Pitcher 

Next month’s coronation still seems to be work in progress.

The sudden death of a 96-year-old Queen last September must have caught the palaces completely by surprise. And, on the hop, they’ve only had seven months to organise everything.

The main problem seems not to be the lining up of everybody in the right order and making sure that the electric windows on the King’s state carriage work properly. It appears rather that no senior flunky seems to have spoken to him about what he wants in the coronation service – until very recently.