competitors line up as the competition officially opens in liverpool. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20 thousand people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties are also being held across britain under the collective title the coronation big lunch. some of these are attended by members of the royal family. live now to lucy hockings who is in windsorfor the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. hello everyone it is a glorious evening here in windsor. the sun is out the hottest day of the year so far and all of these people who are queuing, waiting for the concerts might have been loving the sunshine. look at how politely they are queuing, how orderly it all is. there is a rogue glimmer in the crowds as well i ve seen people in evening dresses, fascinate or scream out lots of people in
from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, i am alex witt. welcome to our special coverage of the coronation of britain s king charles. this is london live, you are about to see it is under light rain, it is ten a.m. british summertime. over the next five hours we will step into instant history. the scenes that we watch together will be in high definition, but centuries old. ancient ritual, but contemporary in immediate s spectacle. tradition in scope and afield but accented in modern controversy and attended by a worldwide audience, many of whom will view in fascination. others, disdain. we will try to provide a spectrum of motion and analysis in that perspective as the events unfold. happening right now, heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries arriving at westminster abbey in anticipation of a ceremony steeped in 1000 years of tradition. the last coronation was 1953 when then 25 year old elizabeth the second was crowned queen as the four year old so
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welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles iii this weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the route. it s only a shortjourney, but people are already camping out to get the best viewpoints. a royal correspondent tells us more. the route would be a familiar one, past some of london s most famous landmarks. and for the king and queen consort, the most significant 1.3 miles they will ever travel. along the way, flags have been raised and finishing touches added for a ceremonial event not seen in this country for seven decades on saturday morning for thousand specially invited people seated here will get the first glimpse of the queen and king as they depart buckingham polish through the centre gates at 1020. the couple will travel in the diamond jubilee state coach. electric windows, air conditioning, and hydraulic stabilisers should make for a bump free, comfyjourney. there will be space for te
probably, in how she has really risen to the role. also on the programme. russia accuses the united states and ukraine of being behind this drone attack on the kremlin. moscow claims it is facing an unprecedented wave of sabotage from ukraine. and threatened with bird flu again, why the farne islands will remain closed to the public this summer. and coming up on bbc news, 35 goals in a season so far we ll ask how erling haaland broke a premier league record in place since the mid 90s as his stunning first campaign continues. the dean of westminster says the coronation in the abbey on saturday will be full of pageantry and ceremony and will be jaw dropping. huge crowds are expected on the streets of london. today the prince and princess of wales turned the spotlight on the hospitality industry, which is gearing up for a long weekend of celebrations. prince william and catherine travelled by tube into london before stopping off in soho. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchel