good evening, welcome to the programme. we are at buckingham palace tonight, ahead of the big event on saturday the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. we have a packed programme for you tonight, we will be looking ahead to this most ancient of ceremonies at westminster abbey, in the company of two people who were there in 1953, in fact one of our guests, even sang at the christening of the king in 1948. we have tv royalty on hand, as well, where katty kay is standing by for us. leaving nothing to chance on an occasion like this. we will talk about what the coronation is, what is isn t, the role the king has played in the preparations, and how the people, the commonwealth, and the different faiths will be included. and at 9pm, the royal watchers will be here robert hardman and christine ross joining us. both of them are taking part in the bbc s coverage. but let us begin with what the royals have been doing today. the king is in residence here at buckingham
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the one collapsing, but it went at the end. the one thing that strikes me, because we are just in front of the altar, why is it significant? that is one of the altar, why is it significant? that is one of the oldest, altar, why is it significant? that is one of the oldest, one - altar, why is it significant? that is one of the oldest, one of the abbey s is one of the oldest, one of the abbey s greatest treasures. it was 700 littles old years old, and it was supposed to represent the centre of the was supposed to represent the centre of the universe. that is where the chair of the universe. that is where the chair will of the universe. that is where the chair will stand. that s where the kin- chair will stand. that s where the king will chair will stand. that s where the king will be crowned. for the queen, the chair was king will be crowned. for the queen, the chair was much further west, so it wasn t the chair was much further west, so it wasn t in the chair was muc
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