kingdom, as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey, marking the beginning of a new era for the british monary. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry despite the wet weather. ourfirst report pageantry despite the wet weather. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 14 other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. chanting: god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the ki
day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey, marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry, despite the wet weather, ourfirst report and pageantry, despite the wet weather, our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 14 other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey
buckingham palace in central london, and the mall is the focal point during royal celebrations. preparation for the event has been a long time in the planning. and people have been camping out for days to get a prime spot to watch the monarch en route to westminster abbey. well, i m here now, i was inside the house and we are the first persons here. i was here on thursday. we came on the 27th with my friend carol. hello. we got here at 4:00 and round about 6:00. it poured down to the heavens, and we had this tarpaulin and we put that up. it s been miserable and cold and it s horrible. of course, it s our first coronation and we re so excited because a lot don t see a coronation in a lifetime. a front row seat at the parade will guarantee good views of this gleaming treasure. this coach will bring charles and camilla from the palace to westminster abbey. well, it s the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second
the i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duk