borisjohnson and his wife carrie, and then prime minister for a very brief period, liz truss, with her husband hugh o leary. cadet warrant officer elliot tyson lee with the union standard and prime minister rishi sunak and akshata murty, his wife. crowd cheering. british royalfamily have been arriving after members of the foreign royal families have already taken their place. and there s harry. the duke of sussex was arriving with a group that includes mike tindall and zara and the duke of york and his two daughters and their husbands. and they ll be taking their places quite near the front of the abbey itself, down near the coronation theatre. god save the king instrumental plays. bells ring. his majesty king charles iii arriving at westminster abbey on his coronation day. prince and princess of wales, very formally dressed again. and i should say that we ve been told that they are wearing their formal robe. the queen s crown made for queen mary back in 1911, which is being
in a new era, for the realm. i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. a historic day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. world. the flags of the realm, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detach.s were drawn up. the only blemish the weather, as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left th
live from washington. this is bbc news. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster abbey. camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth, the queen mother in 1937. thousands lined the streets of london the gold state coach with the newly crowned monarchs, slowly made it s way back to buckingham palace. and rounding off the day, a final appearance on the balcony for the king and queen. a fly past ushering