Coronation: How the heir will pay homage to father King Charles

London: The Prince of Wales, who is heir to the British throne, will step forward at Westminster Abbey on May 6 and pledge his loyalty and allegiance to the King during the historic ceremony.

Soon after King Charles is crowned midway through the ceremony, Prince William, 40, will kneel before King Charles, 74, and place his hands between the hands of the King and say: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth I will bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb. So help me God.”

The Prince of Wales’ words — called the Homage of Royal Blood — echo the vow made by his late grandfather Prince Philip to his wife Queen Elizabeth in 1953 when he also vowed to be her “liege man of life and limb.”

The “words of fealty” and Prince William’s role has been confirmed in the liturgy of the coronation service released by the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace.