ðə kɹˈaʊnɪŋ sˈɛɹᵻməni ɪz pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdɹˈuːɪd, hˌuː ɪnvˈaɪts wˈʌn ʌvðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz tə ɹˈiːd ðɪ ɐdʒˌuːdɪkˈeɪʃən ænd dʒˈʌdʒᵻz kˈɑːmɛnts bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ðɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi ʌvðə bˈɑːɹd, jˈuːzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə pˈɛn nˈeɪm ðætðə wˈɪnɚ hɐz jˈuːzd wɛn səbmˈɪɾɪŋ ðə wˈɜːk.
The crowning ceremony is presided over by the Archdruid, who invites one of the judges to read the adjudication and judges' comments before announcing the identity of the bard, using only the pen name that the winner has used when submitting the work.