It may have startled viewers of King Charles III's coronation to hear a song they were familiar with.

Throughout the historic ceremony, which was place in downtown London's Westminster Abbey, there was a full choir and classical music.

However, the Champions League Anthem is a more well-known adaptation of the Coronation Anthem, Zadok the Priest.

Prior to King George II's coronation in 1727, German composer George Frideric Handel created the song's original melody.

It has been used at the coronation of every single British monarch since.

The song is traditionally sung just before the new sovereign is anointed, out of view, with holy oil.

And it was once again performed at King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation today.

Charles and Camilla are the champions (Picture: PA)

moment King Charles III was crowned with St Edward’s Crown by The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (Picture: PA)

Champions League Anthem was written in 1992 after Europe’s football competition was re-branded (Picture: Getty Images)

Zadok the Priest lyrics

Zadok the priestAnd Nathan the prophetAnointed Solomon kingAnd all the peopleRejoiced, rejoiced, rejoicedAnd all the peopleRejoiced, rejoiced, rejoicedRejoiced, rejoiced, rejoicedAnd all the peopleRejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced and said

God save the kingLong live the kingGod save the kingMay the king live foreverAmen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amenAmen, amen, alleluia, amen

Champions League Anthem

They are the best teamsThey are the best teamsThe main eventThe masterThe bestThe great teamsThe champions

A big meetingA great sporting eventThe main eventThe masterThe bestThe great teamsThe champions

They are the bestThey are the bestThese are the championsThe masterThe bestThe champions

The Champions League Anthem was written in 1992 after Europe’s football competition between top-tier divisions was re-branded.

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Organiser Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) picked Zadok the Priest as the template piece which they felt would best fit the mood for the new Champions League.

Composer Tony Britten, who wrote the piece, told the BBC in 2020: ‘UEFA wanted this competition to be about the best of football, rather than the worst.

‘Some say the tune is nicked from Handel, but it’s not. It’s just the first writing string phrase, and the rest is me.’

But today, the real champions were Charles and Camilla who were crowned as His and Her Majesty – an event never seen before by the majority of the population.

Royal fans braved the weather to gather on The Mall and in nearby parks to cheer on the new sovereign and his queen.

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