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. we don t see you at the moment but i think you are standing among the crowd. we just looked this up, it s around 11 celsius in london, 50 fahrenheit, but it seems people are keeping warm. . ., warm. yeah, hello, i m here, don tworry. warm.
surface with charles two sons. we look forward to talking to you again in the next hour. helena humphrey is at the queen vic in washington, dc. i m curious to see how the atmosphere has been changing through the course of the night. through the course of the niuht. , . through the course of the niuht. , ., night. it s a friday night, you have found night. it s a friday night, you have found me night. it s a friday night, you have found me in night. it s a friday night, you have found me in a night. it s a friday night, you have found me in a bar, - night. it s a friday night, you have found me in a bar, in i night. it s a friday night, you have found me in a bar, in a | have found me in a bar, in a pub in washington. i promise it s a research and work purposes. you can perhaps see behind me, the bunting hasjust gone up with the union flag, a sure fire sign of course, if you know the uk, that a royal kind of event is just around the corner. and this place really has been a h