king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry, despite the wet weather. first reporters from role correspondent nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london
the world. i m paula newton. ahead here on cnn newsroom, another mass shooting in america, this time in texas where at least eight people are dead after a gunman opened fire in a shopping mall. a new weapon enters the battlefield in ukraine. the country saying it used an american made patriot system to take down a russian missile flying ten times the speed of sound. plus a celebration that, yes, for a king. charles iii crowned in a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry. we ll have the highlights and break down the celebration yet to come. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we do begin in texas where eight people have been killed in the latest mass shooting in america. authorities say a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall near dallas on saturday. and it happened as dozens of people you could imagine they were just out shopping for the day. one witness filmed the horrifying scenes from the rampage, which we warn you, may be d
the i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duk
the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain, the gold state coach. and the parade of more than 4000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister after his pageboy duties, the family making their way to the palace past the waiting crowds. and onto the palace balcony for the first time as king came charles iii with queen camilla, joined by the pages and working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows in a curtailed coronation fly past. finally, on the balcony, it was just the king and queen. charles, now a crowned monarch, committed to serve his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news. with continuing coverage of the coronation of their majesties king charles and queen camilla. despite the rain, huge crowds have come to buckingham palace to greet the royal family. earlier,