Editing Cope (section)

===Anglican Communion===
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The earliest [[Book of Common Prayer]] of the [[Church of England]] contemplated the continued use of the cope, with the post-[[English Reformation]] 1549 Prayer Book specifying that the priest at [[Holy Communion]] should wear "a vestment or cope". It was common, particularly in English cathedrals, for the priest or bishop to wear a cope for Holy Communion. In the contemporary [[Anglican Communion]], the cope can be worn. Lay ministers, such as [[Reader (liturgy)|readers]], are permitted to wear copes on certain occasions, and it is also a tradition for clergy to wear copes on diocesan occasions.

A cope is worn by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] during the [[Coronation of the British monarch|coronation of the Sovereign]]. [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] presented a set of ornate copes to the Canons of [[Westminster Abbey]] as a coronation gift.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Elizabeth II |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/elizabeth-ii |website=Westminster Abbey}}</ref>