it certainly is a once in a lifetime opportunity and it s very easy to sort of let it all fly by and not enjoy every possible moment of it. there will be more rehearsals over the next few days to help overcome any lingering nerves and ensure saturday s pageantry for their new commander in chief, king charles iii, impresses both him and a global audience of hundreds of millions. well, i can tell you i saw that rehearsal taking place at an raf airfield on sunday, and again overnight, and it doesn t get any less impressive. there are very few people alive who will be able to remember seeing the queen s correlations. coronation. you are in for a treat if you can come down here. we heard earlier that it was a big test, but it went west well. and that security situation you might be able to see behind me, i
is live outside buckingham palace. morning. can you tell us what you know about what happened? morning. there is of course know about what happened? morning. there is of course a know about what happened? morning. there is of course a huge know about what happened? morning. there is of course a huge security i there is of course a huge security operation in place in the capital this week ahead of the coronation on saturday. but this area in front of buckingham palace, and the mall, is still open to the public. you might see behind me there are people cycling and jogging. last night at around seven p m went up to the gates behind me and started throwing objects through the fence into the grounds. 7pm. he was detained and searched. officers found he was carrying a knife, so arrested him. he also had a suspicious bag with him. this whole area was cleared. a detonation took place. no one was injured. we are told the king and queen consort were not in residence. the metropolitan po
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author, banji alexander, he hopes it will connect younger people to the coronation. i think once you can get children excited about something, once it becomes fun and relevant to them, they will certainly engage with it. and new king makes the song, and the idea of being a leader and having power, very relevant to children. it s written from a child s perspective, so they are very excited about the coronation. they ve never experienced a coronation. i ve never experienced a coronation. so i m equally as excited as they are. # i m the new king # sipping applejuice from my chalice # i do new things # new trampoline park in the palace # i m the new king # i m living large, i m living lavish # i do new things # baby giraffes up in the palace # oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh.# this song is all about what you would do if you were suddenly king for the day. and it s got lyrics in it, like, maybe you d have a trampoline at buckingham palace, or perhaps you d have a marshmallow milkshake.
ceremonial operation of this scale was put on for queen elizabeth ii s coronation. on that day, a four year old prince charles watched his own mother become sovereign, and has talked of his memories of the occasion. one of those taking part in the procession this time is captain jordan wightman. he s received some advice from his grandfather, then sergeant charles white, who took part in the last coronation. before he passed he obviously talked about it in great detail with my mum and, you know, and the rest of the family. and what s been passed on is, you know, just remember, the nerves will keep you sharp and your wits about you, but also, actually, don t forget to actually enjoy the moment and enjoy the day. it certainly is a once in a lifetime opportunity and it s very easy to sort of let it all fly by and not enjoy every possible moment of it. there will be more rehearsals over the next few days to help overcome any lingering nerves and ensure saturday s pageantry for their new co