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. first reporters from role 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. the flags of the realms, 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 detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london
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, ourfirst report 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. the flags of the realms, the 14 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 detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey
to it, really. as were the first women bishops to have a role in the coronation. to have been asked to be a part of it, notjust to look on but to actually take part in it, is going to be indelibly imprinted on my mind and that of my family, and actually of jamaica. which is where the bishop of dover was born. she, archbishop welby and other bishops involved chose to get to westminster abbey on foot. the chief rabbi was walking there, too. in a sign of the type of occasion this was, to accommodate his observance of the jewish sabbath, he had a sleepover at stjames s palace so he didn t have to use a car. and though the new multi faith elements of the day were evident from the start, it was clear this was a deeply christian service, inspired as it is by the biblical description of the anointing of king solomon. but to have catholic, methodist, pentecostal
actually take part in it is going to be indelibly imprinted on my mind and that of my family and, actually, ofjamaica. chuckles. which is where the bishop of dover was born. she, archbishop welby and other bishops involved chose to get to westminster abbey on foot. the chief rabbi was walking there, too. in a sign of the type of occasion this was, to accommodate his observance of the jewish sabbath, he had a sleepover at st james s palace, so he didn t have to use a car. and though the new multi faith elements of the day were evident from the start, it was clear this was a deeply christian service, inspired as it is by the biblical description of the anointing of king solomon. but to have catholic, methodist, pentecostal and greek orthodox leaders participate broke the mould. may god pour upon you the riches of his grace. and so did non christians presenting items of regalia
to ask for assistance in france and other countries before france. it is not safe to come across the channel and we need to make that clear. unfortunately, people have made that journey today, despite this huge tragedy that unfolded here last night. 0ne tragedy that unfolded here last night. one more question about the tone of this debate. the bishop of dover is one of the many people today saying it is time to change the war of words, and many, you and many of your fellow politicians, have been accusing the french are not doing enough. is it time to change the tone of this debate? we have change the tone of this debate? - have seen is time to take more action, and that action needs to start on the french side. they re coming from the french beaches. it is vital we work with france. we have offered that help and i very much hope france will take up the offer. make sure people are not entering the water in the first place.