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welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles iii this weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the route. it's only a shortjourney, but people are already camping out to get the best viewpoints. a royal correspondent tells us more. the route would be a familiar one, past some of london's most famous landmarks. and for the king and queen consort, the most significant 1.3 miles they will ever travel. along the way, flags have been raised and finishing touches added for a ceremonial event not seen in this co...

The abbey, arriving just before 11 o'clock. this is been location for coronations since 1066. king trousers will take around two hours, and so not after one o'clock, the procession back to buckingham palace will begin. just as queen elizabeth did in 1953, the newly crowned king and queen will travel in the gold state coach. 70 years ago, the late queens return trip was more than four miles long, taking in oxford street, in regent street. on saturday, the couple returned the way they came, along whitehall on the morrow. it will be a much grander procession back, involving 4000 service personnel...