61. Be prepared to re-examine the symbolic, sentimental and other associations of monarchy, and maintain a realistic view on the limitations of its constitutional power.
62. Recognise that as long as the monarchy remains, it must be shaped as effectively as possible to meet the needs of British society in the 21st century.
63. Urge that the next Coronation service should:
i. Retain its historic character as an act of Christian worship, while being more ecumenical in form to reflect the growing diversity of Christian life and witness in the UK.
ii. Feature representatives from non-Christian faiths as guests.
iii. Avoid any suggestion of interfaith or syncretistic worship as not only wrong in itself, but incompatible with the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and ‘Defender of the Faith’ - that is, of the Protestant Christian faith by law established in England.
64. Resist the current heir to the throne’s suggested re-titling of himself as ‘Defender of Faith’, on the grounds that such a change may too readily be interpreted as an endorsement of syncretism.
65. Suggest that the Sovereign’s concern for Britain’s various non-Anglican faith-communities should more appropriately be expressed in ways that do not appear to compromise the explicitly Protestant Christian constitutional position of the Church of England.
66. Consider possible separate ceremonies confirming the monarch as Head of State on the one hand and Supreme Governor of the Church of England on the other, with representation of different religious groups more extensively acknowledged in the former.
