it is sam in london coronation day in the united kingdom. you re looking at westminster abbey. just hours from now, king charles iii will be crowned, along with the queen consort camilla, in front of 2,300 guests watching in person, and tens of millions of others around the world following along. it is an historic moment charles becomes the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned there since 1066. a historic day in the united kingdom, and the bbc will have coverage from london, the 1a countries in the commonwealth, and all over the globe,
it is 1am in london coronation day in the united kingdom. just hours from now, king charles iii will be crowned, along with queen consort camilla, at westminster abbey in front of 23 hundred guests watching in person and millions of others around the world following along. it is an historic moment charles becomes the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned there since 1066. a historic day in united kingdown and the bbc will have coverage from london, the 14 countries in the commonwealth, and all over the globe, bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning
saturday 6 may. in just a few hours king charles will become the 40th reigning monarch to become officially crowned inside that historic church, and the archbishop of canterbury will conduct the ceremony. it is already noisy here as discrete as street cleaners are out. thousands are expected to line up these streets hoping to capture glenn. a look at the root. route. the king and queen consort will leave buckingham palace at around 10:20, and head down the mall to trafalgar square. accompanied by the household cavalry, the coach will travel along whitehall and parliament street before turning into parliament square and broad sanctuary. the procession is expected to arrive at westminster abbey shortly before 11:00, ready for the service. are reporters are on different areas of the red. let s first go to