bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the medieval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. we don t see you at the moment but i think you are standing among the crowd. we just looked this up, it s around 11 celsius in london, 50 fahrenheit, but it seems people are keeping warm. . ., warm. yeah, hello, i m here, don tworry. warm.
duchess of sussex meghan being part of it, there was a feeling and a fascination in this country with the pomp and circumstance, the fairy tale narratives. and since the publication of spare, the oprah interview, the netflix documentary, there is a greater understanding in the us about the class system in the uk, and about some of the problems with the british monarchy as well. that s a good point. before we let you go, what is on the menu at the queen vic for the coronation ceremony? there are two es coronation ceremony? there are two types of coronation ceremony? there are two types of sunday coronation ceremony? there are two types of sunday roast, - coronation ceremony? there are two types of sunday roast, full. two types of sunday roast, full english breakfast, which is my favourite. there is not, crucially, the coronation quiche with fava beans, at the behest of the king, someone who wanted to put an emphasis on organic farming. when i ask people in this pub if they
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it is sam in london coronation day in the united kingdom. you re looking at westminster abbey. just hours from now, king charles iii will be crowned, along with the queen consort camilla, in front of 2,300 guests watching in person, and tens of millions of others around the world following along. it is an historic moment charles becomes the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned there since 1066. a historic day in the united kingdom, and the bbc will have coverage from london, the 1a countries in the commonwealth, and all over the globe,
about how it s going to look different, and i have no doubt that in due course it will look much different than it looks now, it will be further scaled back and much more secular. but william has a key role tomorrow, basically the only person aside from the archbishop to pay homage to his father. a very poignant moment. it does exclude his brother, who will not be playing that role. in fact, who will not be playing that role. infact, no who will not be playing that role. in fact, no other members of the royal family will be playing that role aside from print league prince george, and it s one of the first occasions in which a future king participates in a coronation long before he comes to the throne. aside from prince george. george will be playing the rollers page to his grandfather. lots of family things on display. playing the role of page to his grandfather. we know there is a lot of tension beneath the