thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. history unfolding before our very eyes today in london. for the first time in 70 years, a new british monarch has been crowned. the nearly 400-year-old st. edwards crown was officially placed on the head of king charles iii today at westminster abbey. the sacred coronation ceremony was filled with tradition and pageantry, a culmination of a seven-decade journey from being heir to the throne to becoming the monarch. god save the king! god save the king! the king s wife camilla also receiving her crown during the ceremony, officially making her britain s new queen. tens of thousands lined the streets of london to greet the royal family. a royal reception to honor their new king and queen and then a royal salute from 4,000 british troops. his majesty the king and he majest hooray! king charles, queen camilla and the royal family stepping on the balcony of buckingham palace to greet the crowd
tomorrow, king charles iii and queen camilla will lead the palace into the abbey and make history of their own. a moment last seen here before most londoners were even born 70 years ago. as for king charles it was a busy day. he spent some of it greeting people outside the palace along with prince william and princess kate. the king, william, kate, accompanied by the king s cyst earthquake, princess anne had lunch with the prime minster and other visiting dignitaries. coaches pulling the royal coach tomorrow got a workout today accompanied by footmen through hyde park. and hampshire southwest of the city, members of the household division rehearsed for their role. like the royals, this is a family business. some of the soldiers following in the footsteps of parents and grandparent who is marched for queen elizabeth and king george vi. a look at a coronation chair. he ll be anointed by the archbishop of canterbury. you ve heard the phrase, the crown jewels. here they are. and
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decades of demographic, and societal change raising questions about the relevance of the monarchy today. 1953 was full of post war joy devivre and excitement about the queen. britain in the 1950s was overwhelmingly white, chris tan, and divided on caste lines in society and the halls of power. today, three of the four great officers of state, including the prime minster, are from minority backgrounds. 20% of the population today are from ethnic minority backgrounds, too, and rising. many from countries subject to exploitation in the former british empire. the monarchy has a way to find a place for itself without pretending it doesn t have all of its privilege, all of its history, and all of its baggage. reporter: britain was still