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bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. well have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage, there, on top of the medieval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of...

Have to be pretty brave, pretty committed if you show up for the festivities which start at six am due to the time difference. ive been speaking to the bar owner who says he expects people to show up in an outfit they may wear to the palace, perhaps, with their fascinate is. he says he really thinks that one of the reasons that there has been this interest is because it is about history its about bearing witness to history. most people in this bar tonight did not watch the coronation in 1935 so ...

Increased and this is one of the significant problems with this particular royal family is they are down to 11 working members of the royal family. 50 countries head of state and 56 countries head of state and 56 countries in the commonwealth and the amount does not really work. give people looking to other symbols in society to see as mentors or look up to and the monarchy has to play a real role in demonstrating service which is i think the point of this coronation.— which is i think the poi...

We saw little of the queen but there were huge crowds and celebrations over the weekend. catching breath from that, it was a clear from july, late july, was a clear from july, late july, that the queen wasnt well. we had the death in september. two weeks of observances followed. a little more than six months later, the coronation. it is indicative of how short this reign is going to be that the king feels he has to get these things done very quickly to proceed, to either modernise and contempora...

Leaders gather before and after the service. i will have privacy, coffee and time on their hands. perfect conditions for a spot of light diplomacy. a lot of people in the us are also watching the coronation. helena humphrey is outside the queen vic, a british pub here in washington dc. tell us what people there have been saying about the coronation.— been saying about the coronation. ., , , ., coronation. hello. definitely a sense of anticipation - coronation. hello. definitely a sense of anti...

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Ahead of the coronation, the pair visited the charles dickens primary school, where students greeted them with golden crowns and a tea party. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more on that, as well as the coronation guest list and the diplomatic tightropes involved. a warning his report does include flashing images. three, two, one... applause. correlations may be grand ceremony but they are also a time for high diplomacy. today, the king met commonwealth leaders all togetherfor the...

Are important to him. the floral and blood in limitation, the flowers in the church. —— floral emblem. it is connecting him to the natural world. the real key is whether people are going to see themselves in all the religious aspects of the monarchy at a time when religion and participation in churches is dramatically decreasing and that is going to be a very big challenge because at its heart, the coronation is fundamentally a religious service. , , service. very interesting. it is been a �...

Are seeing it at various parties, whether it is a picnic in central part, brings on the beachin in central part, brings on the beach in miami, various people having garden parties for example in la so things are going on across the country if you look for it —— central park. it is not to say the whole country is on tenterhooks, waiting for the coronation but certainly, there is an interest and a feeling that people will be bearing witness to a moment in history. thats interesting, is exactly...