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People across the country will be flying the flag for the Coronation this weekend – but surely not many will be doing it like this.

People in tents lining The Mall will be close to the action when the procession leaves Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

Patriotic campers swathed in Union Flags and stocked up with booze and bunting are settled in for Saturday - many of whom also camped out for the Queens funeral in September last year.

As an army of royal fans descend on London those camping out on The Mall in the run up to the Coronation on Saturday are already getting the party started as they celebrated.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed 203 countries will be represented at the coronation itself and approximately 100 heads of state will be joining other dignitaries to do.

The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla is fast approaching - which means theres not much time to get all your street party supplies in stock.

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Whether you want to celebrate the coronation, or avoid it altogether.

The PSNI says it is treating the pulling down of a Union Flag in Omagh - apparently just before a GAA match - as a sectarian motivated hate crime.

With Londoners gearing up for a huge bank holiday weekend over the Coronation Weekend, things are getting festive in the capital.