Raf Cranwell News Today

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, im 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 he...

not saturday night. last time i was in london was for dianas funeral. i even brought my alarm clock with me and the news just made a big fuss from my alarm clock but this time havent brought it. ive got it on my iphone instead. that is my home. it is a mess. so, we have two mats. 0h, my home. it is a mess. so, we have two mats. oh, my god, it is a mess. i have not tidied it up. and i have a driver there which is great for keeping me warm at night.— warm at night. what about cleanin:...

i was here on thursday, with my friend, carol. we got here at four oclock and at around six oclock 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 wouldnt say jealous, i am quite happy because la...

first, there is no doubt about the main broadcasting event of the weekend, and the bbc, along with the rest of the media, have been gearing up for the coronation all week. well be looking in more detail next week at how bbc news has covered the ceremony and the celebrations around it. but in the meantime, heres royal correspondent nicholas witchell on the preparations being made over the past few days. in the potteries and other places in the souvenir business, theyve been gearing up f...

of planning thats gone into that. i was very happy with the practice today, the spacing, how its going to look, the contingencies around the day. scotland plays a key role in the coronation. the stone of destiny, dispatched to westminster abbey from edinburgh castle, was used in the coronation of scottish royalty for hundreds of years, also known as the stone of skin. it was kept in london for seven centuries until the uk government returned it to scotland in 1996. the historicjourney ...

we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly—past at buckingham palace. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short—haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasnt seen enough progress i...

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, its the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second in 2014, and used for the state opening of parliament that year. the interior of this carriage is especially poignant for king charles. its made from wood, from the grounds of balmoral ...

Because of that, it can only be used at a walking pace. but preparations arentjust taking place on the ground. the royal air force have been rehearsing the coronation fly—past over raf cranwell in lincolnshire. hugely important to get it right. he, ultimately, is our commander in chief. hes been very closely associated with the armed services throughout his time, and its great to be able to put such a spectacle together for his coronation on the sixth. what youve seen today is a smaller versio...

But preparations arentjust taking place on the ground. the royal air force have been rehearsing the coronation fly—past over raf cranwell in lincolnshire. hugely important to get it right. he ultimately is our commander in chief. hes been very closely associated with the armed services throughout his time and its great to be able to put such a spectacle together for his coronation on the sixth. what youve seen today is a smaller version of that, 36 aircraft, but across all three services, and ...

The interior of this carriage is especially poignant for king charles. its made from wood, from the grounds of balmoral castle near aberdeen, where the late queen died, aged 96. this coach will be the centrepiece of the much larger and longer procession from westminster abbey back to buckingham palace on coronation day. its nearly four metres tall. its over seven metres long. it weighs four tonnes. because of that, it can only be used at a walking pace. but preparations arentjust taking place on...