Coronation 2023 : a LIMITED EDITION Royal Coronation Attar - a Commemoration for the new King of England - Ghaliyah Royal Anointing Oil

**Coronation Oils are not exclusive to the British Monarchy - or even to any Monarchy in general. Coronation Oils have been used since at least Biblical Times. They are a long-standing tradition in the Judeo-Christian practice, as well as within other faiths and cultures. Take note, for instance, how similar the architecture is to the Arabian Ghaliyah tradition, or to the incense traditions of the Far East. There is something special, a holiness, that nearly every culture - from Europe on one end, Africa to the South, and Japan to the Far East - that has held these materials in special reverence. It just so happens that there is an upcoming coronation - and that there are some notes available from the British practice, and so I wanted to offer a commemoration for the uniquely special occasion. With that said ...


The Coronation of King Charles will take place on May 6th, 2023 ... and I wanted to encapsulate a little part of that ceremony.

Every Royal Coronation involves the anointing of the new ruler. Queen Elizabeth II took on her coronation day nearly 70 years ago, and as this is the first Royal Coronation in England in nearly 4 generations - I wanted to do something to commemorate the unique occasion.

The 1952 Coronation Anointing Oil for Queen Elizabeth II was kept rather incongruously nestled in a battered old box of Guerlain's Mitsouko! I have the available photos in the listing photos - be sure to check them out!

I consumed as many references to the Royal Anointing Oils as I could, as well as some references to materials, which include the Byzantine Chrism Oil, Umbergris, Civet, Orange Flowers, Roses, Jasmine, Cinnamon, Benzoin, and Musk. And in this specific case - rather than being compounded into Sesame or Olive Oil - I've housed my Coronation Oil in one of my glorious artisan Sandalwood Oils. And, of course - I'd be remiss if we didn't add plenty of Oud, the Oil of Royalty.

And it just so happens that I have a genuine Byzantine Chrism Oil that is used for anointing within the Byzantine Church, compounded from over 70 natural materials, that I've used in this formulation. It's really special, to say the least - and I've had this oil aging in my possession for around a decade, to boot.

"The anointing ritual is always hidden from view - a private moment for the monarch to reflect on their duties and the significance of being touched by this holy oil - and so 70 years ago, a canopy was held over the Queen by the four Knights of the Garter, and the television cameras turned respectfully away, as the Archbishop anointed her with the fragrant holy oil on her hands, breasts, and head." I imagine we will see a similar action on May 6th, 2023 as King Charles officially assumes the throne.

Remember - this is not an exact oil, as no known formula from the Royal Household is available to the public, so I've taken a few liberties along with some references and a few very educated guesses to create an incredibly luxurious Coronation Attar for the King and Queen in each of you.

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More Info :

https://perfumesociety.org/scented-secrets-queens-coronation-anointing-oil/

“The fascinating recent BBC documentary delving behind-the-scenes of the Queen’s Coronation on June 2, 1953, held a scented secret for sharp-eyed fragrance fans… did you spot it?

While discussing the ancient rituals of the act of anointing the monarch, our eyes were drawn to the oil itself – rather incongruously kept nestled in a battered old box and bottle of Guerlain‘s Mitsouko!

May we admit experiencing a momentary thrill that the BBC had uncovered our Queen as a secret perfumista, who’d insisted on being anointed with a fabulous Chypre? We’d definitely consider being baptised in Mitsouko, but it turned out it was just the bottle and box. Oh well. No matter, for the story of the oil’s recipe was rather deliciously revealed…

The oil was made from a secret mixture in sesame and olive oil, containing ambergris, civet, orange flowers, roses, jasmine, cinnamon, musk and benzoin– actually sounding rather Ambrée in its composition – and must surely have smelled glorious.

The anointing ritual is always hidden from view – a private moment for the monarch to reflect on their duties and the significance of being touched by that oil – and so a canopy was held over the Queen by four Knights of the Garter, and the televison cameras turned respectfully away, as the Archbishop anointed her with the fragrant holy oil on her hands, breast and head.

Quite a scent memory.

In fact, the phial containing the original oil had been destroyed in a bombing raid on the Deanery in May 1941. The firm of chemists who’d mixed the last known anointing oil had gone bust, so a new company, Savory and Moore Ltd, was asked by the Surgeon-Apothecary to mix a new supply, based on the ancient recipe, for the Coronation. We’d quite like them to whip up a batch for us, too.

During the ritual, the highly scented oil was poured from Charles II’s Ampulla (the eagle-shaped vessel shown above) into a 12th-century spoon. One imagines the Archbishop’s hands must have shook just a little during this procedure – thank goodness for that canopy. Meanwhile, the choir sang one of the most thrillingly dramatic songs in history: “Zadok the Priest”. The words are taken from the first Book of Kings, and have been sung at every coronation since King Edgar’s in 973, but the anointment ritual is even older, going back to King Solomon supposedly being anointed by Zadok himself in the 10th century BC.

Of course the rest of the Coronation was an extraordinary display of magnificent jewels and robes and the peculiarities of historical traditions played out ‘like a ballet’, as the programme described, but our minds kept returning to the mysteries of the anointing oil, what the Queen must have thought as she smelled it (was it the first time she’d smelled the oil?) and how it’s still, charmingly, kept in that tatty old bottle and box of Mitsouko.

Now then, to whom did that bottle once belong? For whomever they were, we congratulate them on their taste…”

Written by Suzy Nightingale

Another article worth reading :

https://recipes.hypotheses.org/12351?fbclid=IwAR1sBvVDTz6IzuVjpy6mXsfFiEHfT0MScEZi9Auo1nQjfca6nbJEQ-tP5z4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Materials: Coronation Oil,Coronation Attar,Sandalwood Oil,Oud Oil,Rose Oil,Jasmine,Byzantium Chrism Oil,Benzoin