colour as sovereign. many horses, troops and musicians coming together for what is display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to mark what is the king s official birthday. and the parade moves from buckingham palace and down to the mall, for horse guards s parade. these are the images that you are saying and the display culminates in a fly past by the raf. so, aircraft from the royal navy, the british army and of course the royal air force will be celebrating the king s birth with a fly past scheduled for 1pm. in two and a half hours time. 70 aircraft are expected to fly through the sky past buckingham palace, which is always the peak of the event and draws huge crowds and it follows the royal family appearing on the balcony to greet the crowd. and that is when, as we were hearing from a correspondent outside buckingham palace in earlier, that s when the crowds push down toward buckingham palace and around the gates to see the royal family appear on the balcony.
buckingham palace in central london, and the mall is the focal point during royal celebrations. preparation for the event has been a long time in the planning. and people have been camping out for days to get a prime spot to watch the monarch en route to westminster abbey. well, i m here now, i was inside the house and we are the first persons here. i was here on thursday. we came on the 27th with my friend carol. hello. we got here at 4:00 and round about 6:00. it poured down to the heavens, and we had this tarpaulin and we put that up. it s been miserable and cold and it s horrible. of course, it s our first coronation and we re so excited because a lot don t see a coronation in a lifetime. a front row seat at the parade will guarantee good views of this gleaming treasure. this coach will bring charles and camilla from the palace to westminster abbey. well, it s the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second
i was here on thursday, with my friend, carol. we got here at four o clock and at around six o clock it poured down to the heavens. it was cold, it was horrible. where are you sleeping? here, in a chair, because government guidelines say we were not allowed to pitch tents, and that is why i did not bring one. we came yesterday at teatime and set up camp. we wanted to be at the front. did you feeljealous of other people with tents around? i wouldn t say jealous, i am quite happy because last night i did cheat a little and snuck back to the house for a couple of hours when i got really cold. a bit naughty, but still. where are you sleeping? these chairs recline right back. we have our food and drinks and clothes. last time i was here for was for diana s funeral. i even brought my alarm clock for the news. this time i haven t brought it. i have it on my iphone instead. brought it. i have it on my iphone instead. that is my home. talk iphone instead. that is my home. talk me
Christopher Joll, who has died aged 75, was a British military historian, author, and military event organiser best known for directing the British Military Tournament.