So the early carriages moving past horse guards pulls my monument there. monument there. the parade already all drawn up in the background there. many vips around horse guards parade. they will be an audience of ambassadors, other notables, from embassies and high commissions in london, senior politicians. as they make their way to the saluting base which is the day yes we can see there which the king will take his place and when they arrive on horse guards parade.
Wherever you are travelling, we hope you have a safe and pleasantjourney. rail passengers are hearing some familiar voices over the public address system. and remember, please mind the gap. inside the abbey, all the flower arrangements are in place. and from the palace tonight, a glimpse of the coronation theatre, the area in front of the high altar with the coronation chair on which the king will be crowned in the centre and other chairs to one side and the rear. ceremonial london is ready. the morning awaits. and there will be many thousands who will be echoing prince william s hope thatjust possibly the weather will be kind. nicholas witchell, bbc news. well, our home affairs editor mark easion well, our home affairs editor mark easion is well, our home affairs editor mark easion is with well, our home affairs editor mark easton is with me. well, our home affairs editor mark easton is with me. what well, our home affairs editor mark easton is with me. what is- well, our hom
Is going to be moving up from the south and west. so, for london, for the coronation, it looks like, yes, there will be some rain around for the most part, probably quite light and drizzly in nature. but there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in as well. elsewhere, the heavier rain will be across south west england and wales. this area of wet weather then pushes northwards, reaching northern england later in the afternoon. ahead of that, for scotland and for northern ireland, saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. apart from northeast scotland, where it will continue to be quite cloudy and cool with highs of 11 in aberdeen. otherwise, 15 to 18 degrees should feel 0k and you might manage a few sunny spells across the southeast late in the day. then as we go through saturday night, showers will push the way northwards, eventually reaching eastern scotland later in the night. another mild night, temperatures about nine to 12 degrees. and then through sunday, it is a
Nicholas witchell has more. just a matter of hours to go now. and for those who ve already taken up their places on the mall, a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. catherine with the children and prince george s role as a pageboy. they re really well. thank you. very excited. excited. a bit nervous, obviously, with a big day ahead. but i can t wait. vip guests are arriving in london. prime ministers from the 14 other countries which have the british monarch as their head of state, were at buckingham palace. several of them are committed republicans, but this really wasn t the moment for that kind of discussion. instead from prince william. we re praying for the weather. we need a bit of sunshine. and here s why the weather is on everyone s mind. this was westminster abbey for a period this morning. a little earlier, the king and queen consort had arrived for a full dress rehearsal, a run through o
Over the public address system. and remember, please mind the gap. inside the abbey, all the flower arrangements are in place. and from the palace tonight, a glimpse of the coronation theatre. the area in front of the high altar with the coronation chair on which the king will be crowned in the centre and other chairs to one side and the rear. ceremonial london is ready. the morning awaits. and there will be many thousands who will be echoing prince william s hope thatjust possibly the weather will be kind. nicholas witchell, bbc news. is the era of the coronation and the actual event hasn t happened already so much has happened. mil actual event hasn t happened already so much has happened. mimi actual event hasn t happened already so much has happened. so much has happened. all of those preparations so much has happened. all of those preparations and so much has happened. all of those