we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the mediaeval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. it s good to see you. we thought everyone would be asleep getting ready for the big day, we understand you have been talking to some people. yes, i thought everyone would be asleep as well, so i ve been surprised. there are thousands of people down here, and many are awake. there are tenants by the si
of planning that s gone into that. i was very happy with the practice today, the spacing, how it s 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 prompted concerns the relic could be a target for campaigners, so security has been stepped up. the stone has been described rather worryingly as the soul of scotland, and nobody wants to drop that in the floor. so yes, there s been quite a lot of pressure. dumfries house near cumnock in east ayrshire has a long association with charles while prince of wales. he restored it and made it the base for his charity, the prince s foundation. many of the staff here know him and organised a tea dance
bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage, there, on top of the medieval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. people have been camping out and we are edging closer to the dawn hours and a lot going on. tell us what is happening. definitely. i think the excitement is really building now because we are getting towards the morning and there are so many p
another area of concern is the labour market, which while still strong is showing signs of cooling. so what will america s central bank do and say? the bbc s michelle fleury reports from westchester, new york. losing momentum after nine rate hikes in the past year. the federal reserve s efforts to cool the us economy are having an effect. this is a chain that you ll see on like roller shades and vertical blinds. something bill, who runs a family owned manufacturing business in westchester, new york, is seeing first hand. right now, we re expecting some softness in the marketplace for probably six months or so. we re seeing a lot of softness in the marketplace as far as demand the commitment in terms of like long term blanket orders with customers. we re not seeing that either right now. so we re having some challenges with that. american businesses are pulling back on spending and hiring. the housing market is slowing both areas sensitive to changes in interest rates. and mor
on all the preperation and plans for the day. hello, i m lukwesa burak. ukraine s president zelensky is visiting the hague where he s just given an impassioned speech, calling for president putin to be sentenced for his criminal actions over the invasion of ukraine. earlier, he visited the international criminal court in the hague for talks with court officials. it has symbolic importance, coming less than two months after the icc issued arrest warrants for vladimir putin on war crimes charges. before we listen in to what he had to say i m just going to show you the residence of the dutch minister, mark rutte, and we also heard from the deputy prime minister speaking earlier, introducing president zelensky. also the minister of foreign affairs. mr zelensky has been speaking to a number of key officials while he is at the hague, both within the icc and also dutch ministers. this is margretheofficial residence you can see here. mark bridger. these visits will continue thro