a personal moment between king and heir, william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i, william, prince of wales, pledge my loyalty to and truth i will bear unto you as your 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. and the weather causes a scaled down fly past, but the red arrows delighted the crowds. good evening. welcome to buckingham palace after all the welcome to buckingham palace after all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous all the pomp and ceremony and the enormous crowds we had in front of buckingham palace today, it is now still very buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, stilla bit buckingham palace today, it is now still very quiet, still a bit wet, as welt there s been no event like it in seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with musi
democracy robust and secure whereas campaigners for a republic say that it is irrelevant to a modern independent country. the labour government promises a referendum in the next few years. in northern ireland, there were coronation tea parties, gun salutes in scotland and special church services in wales, just some of the events marking a moment in history. we will hear from correspondents in cardiff in county tyrone in a moment but first of scotland correspondent lorna gorton has more in edinburgh hundreds of well wishers marked the crowning of the king by watching the pageantry on a big screen. you the king by watching the pageantry on a big screen. on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this underneath - on a big screen. you cannot beat an occasion like this underneath the i occasion like this underneath the castle in the centre of edinburgh. you have come from ma