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It is not the Prince of Wales being crowned at Westminster Abbey. Charles is not king-designate, king-in-waiting, or plain old Prince Charles — he is already king, and has been since his mother drew her last breath on September 8, 2022.

A coronation symbolically confirms something that has already happened. It is no more than a historic hangover from an era in which crowns were frequently contested, and in which the church could help legitimize one claimant over another.

生词短语：

crown

为…加冕

king-designate

国王候选人

king-in-waiting

王位继承人

plain old

普通的

draw one's last breath

死亡

coronation

加冕仪式

symbolically

象征性地

hangover

宿醉

contest

竞赛

legitimize

合法化

claimant

原告，要求者