Nairobi, May 10 -- On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the British cultural capital was on full display as King Charles III was coronated in a large display of imperial pageantry.

The coronation service music list consisted of a blend of tradition and modernity.

During the service's secret moment, in which the King was anointed with holy oil behind closed screens, a composition by George Frideric Handel titled Zadok the Priest, one of classical music's greatest names, played out.

Specifically, this composition has featured in every coronation over the past four centuries, and its inclusion has a very long royal history.

It is said that one of the last official acts of the reign of George I of Great Britain was to both naturalise George Frideric...