welcome to london where we have a spectacular view of the city on this historic urination day. countdown to an event that many of us will be seeing for the first time in our lives. and will not soon forget. moments ago, we saw king charles iii and queen camilla arriving at westminster abbey, where they operate a start of ceremonies, officially counting them as the new monarch. we expect to see charles and camilla very soon, kicking off this remarkable celebration. dignitaries including first lady joe biden have been gathering at westminster abbey, whether coronation will be taking place. charles taking center stage, after the death of his mother queen elizabeth the second and 70 years after she herself was crowned. crowds gathered to get a glimpse of the king and queen as they make their way from here, buckingham palace, two westminster abbey in a gilded carriage called the diamond jubilee state coach polled by windsor grey horses. the kings procession will depart bucking
a personal moment between king and heir william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i , william, prince of pledge male loyalty to you as you are liegeman in life and limb, so help me god. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. cheering and the weather causes a scaled down fly past but the red arrows delight the crowds. winged victory shimmering and a dark sky this evening outside buckingham palace, still some crowds milling around the victoria memorial but it is cold and wet and it has been all day, but there has been no event like it in seven days. 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 do 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 coronat
westminster abbey. that of course is just because this event has been so meticulously planned, with hers hurls day and night for many weeks now. we ve already seen some dignitaries and vips entered to the abbey. first, joe biden with her granddaughter, dressed in the colors of ukraine, blue and yellow, with ellen s alencia, again just underscoring the international significance of an event like this. we ve also seen celebrities arriving, such as katy perry, who will be performing at the coronation concert tomorrow. also, some more controversial invitations, such as the vice president of china hangs then. over 90 heads of states, representatives of over 200 countries. it is really a unprecedented collection of individuals and underscores the soft power and diplomatic import of an event like this. we are also hoping to see, in
figures like british broadcasters. we ve seen katy perry who will be performing at the coronation concert tomorrow. we ve seen first lady jill biden there with her granddaughter sitting next to ukraine s first lady olena zelenska, we ve seen the vice president of china, a controversial invitation, he also has taken his seat in the abbey. as well as leaders from all of the devolved nations in the united kingdom, and of course the commonwealth. this is truly a historic and unprecedented gathering of individuals, kings and queens who don t usually attend the coronation of another king. but it is a new convention-breaking coronation we re seeing today. i ve been bianca nobilo from westminster abbey, cnn continuing its coverage of king
finding her seat. she was looking around for it, couldn t quite find it, and everybody was sharing that. and at the heart, as well. go on to social media and you will find it. katie had people asking why she was there anyway. she is at the coronation concert tomorrow. she had a bit of fun afterwards saying don t worry, guys, ifound my seat! brute worry, guys, i found my seat! we hoe worry, guys, i found my seat! we ho -e she worry, guys, ifound my seat! we hope she finds her place tomorrow, she is a key part of the concert. she definitely found her hat! and some serious comment about the home secretary? that some serious comment about the home secreta ? . , ., ., secretary? that is right. you have been mentioning secretary? that is right. you have been mentioning those secretary? that is right. you have been mentioning those protests i secretary? that is right. you have l been mentioning those protests and arrests. people taking exception to the home secretary who tweeted to say th