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 mediaeval 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. it s good to see you. we thought everyone would be asleep getting ready for the big day, we understand you have been talking to some people. yes, i thought everyone would be asleep as well, so i ve been surprised. there are thousands of people down here, and many are awake. there are tenants by the si
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
coronation are continuing across the uk today ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. stars including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that will perform at a concert in windsor this evening, in front of 20 thousand people. numerous street parties across britain are also expected to take place for what s being called the coronation big lunch . some of these will be attended by members of the royal family. live now to katty kay who is in windsor, ahead of the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. iam here i am here at windsor castle, where it is still quiet, but is will be packed as evening the people going to that concert. today is all about food and the big lunch. but tomorrow is a day of service in the united kingdom, organised by the big help at. with me is matt hyde, the co creator of the big help out. we co-creator of the big help out. we want to co creator of the big help out. we want to celebrate volunteering and -et want to celebrate vol
president biden s focus today on the fight to raise the debt limit and the dress of consequences that could be in store for the country have no actions taken. not a single solitary has this data is not that i accumulated. but that is not that occurred of the last several years. it is 200 years of debt. 200 years. the idea that we wouldn t pay our debt is bizarre. it s estimated that we didn t pay the debt, we lose 750,000 jobs, we have a recession, would be a disaster. the idea is for the first time saying, unless you can approve this ridiculous budget what the republican mega budget is, if you pass this budget, we re not going to increase the debt limit. then we re going to go bankrupt. the white house has also warning that if the white house default, it would result in severe damage. a default according to the white house would result in hud to thousands of job losses, which could increase to millions the longer it goes on. joining me now is nbc s correspondent, a
historical responsibility. a jury in washington finds four members of the far right group the proud boys guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting the january 6th attack on the us capitol. welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles. not long to go now. joining me live covering every moment of the lead up to the coronation is our correspondent christian fraser. enjoying the sunshine here on a lovely day in front of buckingham palace. the royal standard flying above the palace which tells you the king is in residence and the lucky ones who were here a little earlier would have seen him drive down the mall to westminster abbey, where they went through a short dress rehearsal. and going through the final preparations ahead of the big event on saturday. you will see the seats are here, the amphitheatre has been set up for the veterans and nhs workers on saturday, so the stage is set really ahead of the big ceremony. of