to the crowd outside, and every time the name king charles is mentioned, the anti monarchist among the hundreds of thousands in central london, this was a protest by a few hundred people, but to the annoyance of others they made their voices heard, even as the king rode back to the palace. daniel sandford, bbc news, in trafalgar square. the coronation of king charles has been a low key affair in australia, there have been few official events but supporters of the constitutional monarchy have been celebrating in their own way. you can definitely hear the sounds, this is an aboriginal smoking ceremony to ward off evil spirits at the start of the coronation celebrations. the constitutional monarchy in has made
years as prince of wales it has owes been to make a difference. the british monarchy faces challenges of relevance, of hostility, let s make no bones about it, hostility towards the monarchy in some parts of this country. a minority, you have seen today the overwhelming majority are still supportive of it but this is a monarch, a king, who is driven and committed and motivated and who i think is qualified to address these issues, to underpin the relevance of the monarchy, and he knows that he has not got an awful lot of time to do that, and i think he will be in a hurry to gently move the british monarchy on and modernise it, gently. monarchy on and modernise it, tentl ., , ., monarchy on and modernise it, tentl ., , . ., gently. just a minute left on the programme gently. just a minute left on the programme but gently. just a minute left on the programme but it gently. just a minute left on the programme but it is gently. just a minute left on the programme but it is the - gen
i swear that i will pay true allegance to your majesty and to your heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god. and then the queen was crowned, the culmination of the transformation of the former camilla parker bowles. # god save our gracious king. 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 4,000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister, after his page boy duties, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds.
under the palace balcony for the first time came charles ii! joined by queen camilla, joined by the pages and the 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, a crowned monarch now, committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. 0n on occasion full of iconic images which will be replayed again and again in the uk through history. quite a special day for the 2200 people who attended the ceremony at the abbey. 0ne people who attended the ceremony at the abbey. one of those was suhail busman, this is what he had to say about his experience. about his experience. seeing everyone about his experience. seeing everyone walking about his experience. seeing everyone walking in, - about his experience. seeing everyone walking in, the -
all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous crowds we had in front of buckingham palace today, it is now still very buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, stilla bit buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a bit wet, as welt there s been no event like it in seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with music and symbolism at london s westminster abbey. the king took an oath on a bible promising to fulfil the duties of the monarch. his queen camilla was also crowned in a service which included representatives from a range of faiths across the uk and the commonwealth. the coronation was watched by world leaders including 90 heads of state and celebrities inside the abbey. millions watched around the world. us first ladyjill biden was there. but president biden is not in the uk. french president emmanuel macron and first lady of ukraine olena zelenska were als