Mass shooting there in 48 hours. welcome to the porgramme. i m yalda hakim. we start here in london where excitement is building ahead of the coronation of king charles tomorrow. it s been a day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king. earlier he was joined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, where he met well wishers from all over the world. in the last few minutes we receive these pictures of the inside of westminster abby and these chairs taking centre stage. thousands of people have come to london. of millions are expected to watch the ceremony. our royal correspondent
Live from london. this is bbc news with less than 2a hours to go til the coronation, king charles makes a surprise visit to fans camping out on the mall with the prince and princess of wales. at westminster abbey, final preparations for tomorrow s coronation following the king and queen consort attending a final rehearsal. the wagner mercenary group posts a social media video of its leader berating russia for not sending the force enough ammunition. serbia s president pledges an almost complete disarming of the country, after the second
My wife and i wish you - and your families a wonderful coronation weekend. wherever you are travelling, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey. rail passengers are hearing some familiar voices over the public address system. and remember, please mind the gap. from kensington palace tonight, a photograph of the princess of wales with the first ladies of the united states of america and ukraine. ceremonial london is dressed and coronation day awaits. tonight, there will be many thousands bedding down on the mall and elsewhere who will be echoing prince william s hope that tomorrow won t be too wet. nicholas witchell, bbc news. well, we will hear from some of those people in the next few minutes, but of course, this is the first coronation for 70 years. let s just take a look at the main events
Will be taking place. good evening. clive, thank you so much, yes, welcome to westminster abbey tonight, where we are just a matter of hours from the coronation of king charles iii. the stage inside the abbey has now been set. visitors and special guests from around the world have been arriving in london throughout the day. thousands of people have come to the capital for the event and a little earlier this afternoon the king was joined by the prince and princess of wales and they went on a surprise walkabout on the mall to meet some of the well wishers gathered there. our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. standing in front of the high altar of this ancient abbey, a sight which hasn t been seen for 70 years. the 700 year old coronation chair complete with scotland s stone of destiny underneath it. the chair upon which kings and queens have been crowned across the centuries
And where tomorrow, charles iii will be consecrated in an act of christian worship dating back a thousand years. london is ready. many have already made their way to the processional route to bag their places. and this afternoon they had a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i m praying a bit of sunshine stays out, keep you all dry. catherine with the children and prince george s role as a page boy. they re really well, thank you. are they excited? excited, a bit nervous, obviously got a big day ahead, but can t wait actually. 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.