borisjohnson and his wife carrie. and then prime minister for a very brief period, liz truss with her husband hugh o leary. cadet warrant officer elliott tyson lee with the union standard. and prime minister rishi sunak and akshata murty his wife. cheering the british royal family have been arriving after the members of the foreign royalfamilies have already taken their place. there is harry, the duke of sussex was arriving with a group that includes mike tindall and zara, and the duke of york and his two daughters and their husbands. they will be taking their places quite near the front of the abbey itself. down near the coronation theatre. bells ringing his majesty, king charles iii arriving at westminster abbey on his coronation day. prince and princess of wales, very formally dressed as well. i should say that we are told they are wearing theirformal robe. the queen s crown made for queen mary back in 1911. which is being reused. it is been adjusted and will be used today
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.
and let the eurovision song contest begin the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. you excitement is building in windsor. we just wejust had a we just had a massive war coming from the crowd of 20,000 inside the grounds of windsor castle right now. massive roar. around 20,000 people are gathering to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. it has been usually exciting here this evening. the crowds have cued very nicely. we have seen lots of union jacks, very nicely. we have seen lots of unionjacks, people wearing crowns, fancy dress and up and down the country today there has been a huge amount of street parties held, about 50,000. some bad weather but it was one of the hottest days of the year so far here at windsor. they have been gathering what has been called the coronation big lunch. some of those who attended were members of the royal family. in windsor the prince and princess of wales made an unexpected appearance people absolutely thr
Up to the nines, apparently, wearing fascinators, ordering sunday roasts, full english breakfast. looks like a fantastic event. if the evening has been getting a little bit more, not rowdy butjoyful, let s say, as the night has gone on, a sense of anticipation as well, itjust replicates what we ve been seeing across the country. not to say the whole of the united states is awash with coronation parties. no, but if you look for it, you do find it, coast to coast. lots of parties being set up, a garden party in la, a picnic for people in new york coming into central park, whether it s a party. i ve even seen one in a parking lot in front of the british grocery store in texas. even drinks on the beach in miami. it really speaks to a certain kind of fascination here in the united states. not necessarily with