you can see here 444 jewels and gemstones, among them sapphires, rubies and topaz. and on top of a bejewelled cross, with dangling beads, and a monde french for world, it represents the world of the monarch s reign. well it s notjust king charles who will be crowned. there s a crown too for his wife, camilla the queen mary s crown. 0ur royal correspondent daniella relph has been talking to some of camilla s closest friends about what kind of queen she will be. one of their final official engagements before the coronation, garden party at buckingham palace. for the queen consort, this weekend will be the culmination of a bumpyjourney to public acceptance. watching in westminster abbey will be those closest to her. baroness carlyn chisholm is a queen s companion, one of six women who are her best friends and have been through everything with her. do you think she never thought this moment was going to come? i don t think she did, no.
correspondent has been speaking to some of those who know the queen consort best. from camilla parker bowles to queen camilla. while due to has continued. but on saturday, she will be anointed and crowned alongside her husband in westminster abbey. close by will be her six queen s companions greeted here by one of them, baroness carlyn chisholm. publicly they support her at royal engagements. privately they are her best friends, who ve been through everything with her. do you think she never thought this moment was going to come? i don t think she did, no. i think she s surprised herself, probably, in how she s really risen to the role. and enjoys it. and how good she is at it. during the 1990s, public opinion was often hostile, the headlines brutal. and just this year, in his memoir,
like the farnes and is continuing to keep the outbreak in wild birds under review. in the meantime, these islands will remain off limits to give these species the best chance of survival. fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. let s go back to the king s coronation now. a ceremony that will also see the crowning of queen camilla. even at the point of her marriage 18 years ago, that felt hard to imagine. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking at the journey of the queen consort and speaking to some of those who know her well. one of their final official engagements before the coronation, a garden party at buckingham palace. for the queen consort, this weekend will be the culmination of a bumpyjourney to public acceptance. watching in westminster abbey will be those closest to her. baroness carlyn chisholm