hello. i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. the uk s first coronation in 70 years will take place today when king charles iii is crowned at westminster abbey in a ceremony that s expected to attract a global television audience of hundreds of millions of people. the service will reflect a millennium of tradition and be surrounded by a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry involving thousands of members of the military. live now to our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, westminster abbey is where the ceremony is due to take place. guess we ll be arriving there starting around 7:15am. guests will begin arriving. many of the overseas dignitaries, royals, members of the british royal family will be arriving at around 9:30am and we expect the king to arrive at 10:53am. that is crossed to buckingham palace. c buckingham palace at this early hour. now, the king will be leaving buckingham palace at 10:20am. the king has been sleeping there overnight. that is crossed now to
hello. i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. the uk s first coronation in 70 years will take place today when king charles iii is crowned at westminster abbey in a ceremony that s expected to attract a global television audience of hundreds of millions of people. the service will reflect a millennium of tradition and be surrounded by a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry involving thousands of members of the military. live now to our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, westminster abbey is where the ceremony is due to take place. guess we ll be arriving there starting around 7:15am. guests will begin arriving. many of the overseas dignitaries, royals, members of
not had one in 70 years and i think there is going to be a level of watching it very closely and making sure that king charles is more of an unknown quantity compared to his mother so i think there will be a lot of focus on how he approaches his role and the differences he has so i think there is going to be an extra layer of that, along with the ceremony. i layer of that, along with the ceremony- layer of that, along with the ceremon . ., ceremony. i mentioned the time difference ceremony. i mentioned the time difference and ceremony. i mentioned the time difference and as ceremony. i mentioned the time difference and as a canadian - ceremony. i mentioned the time difference and as a canadian i i difference and as a canadian i know it really, really well. do you think many will get up early in order to watch the coronation life or is this something that will watch back on playback? on playback? definitely, i think there on playback? definitely, i think there will on playba
the royal family. does that sentiment exists in canada as well? it is notjust a debate about whether it is charles or william, it goes beyond that? tbs, william, it goes beyond that? recent poll indicates that 50% of canadians are questioning whether or not we should continue being a constitutional monarchy so it is definitely more of a debate but real questions. more of a debate but real questions- more of a debate but real tuestions. ~ ., , , , questions. who is representing team canada questions. who is representing team canada at questions. who is representing team canada at the questions. who is representing| team canada at the coronation? i believe it is the prime minister, as well as the governor general of canada. you have been governor general of canada. you have been following the royal family for quite some time. what are you looking forward to when you watch of the ceremony and the processions today? i’m and the processions today? i m lookin: and the processions