areas in bangladesh and myanmar, bringing record levels of flooding. now on bbc news, europe s royals revealed. washington dc is the heart of the free world. let s go now to capitol hill. i m katty kay, and in more than 20 years spent here in the news business, i ve grown accustomed to thinking of this as the centre of power. decisions that reverberate around the globe are made here by politicians who proudly champion democracy: the rule of the people, by the people. we re here to assess the real meaning of the results in hundreds of races. but it s not the only way, or necessarily the best. a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i m leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king, charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. i ll b
hello, i m christian fraser and we are here at buckingham palace on the ease eve of a historical day. in the next few hours, we will talk to artists and historians about what it means for them and the rest of the uk, and of course, those around the world. we ll talk to people who love the monarchy and who does who want to abolish it. right now, the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace before tomorrow s ceremony. around 100 heads of state will be in london on saturday with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. in the last hour, these pictures have been coming into us from westminster abbey. it gives you an idea of how it will look for tomorrow s ceremony. all the chairs arranged, some very ornate chairs, deep reds taking centre stage. the coronation chair in the middle. earlier, king charles, the prince and the princess of wales made a surprise appearance, greeting crowds who were camping out ahead of the coronation. william and ka
mass shooting there in 48 hours. welcome to the porgramme. i m yalda hakim. we start here in london where excitement is building ahead of the coronation of king charles tomorrow. it s been a day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king. earlier he was joined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, where he met well wishers from all over the world. in the last few minutes we receive these pictures of the inside of westminster abby and these chairs taking centre stage. thousands of people have come to london. of millions are expected to watch the ceremony. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. just a matter of hours to go now. and for those who ve already taken up their places on the mall, a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. catherine with the children and prince george s role as a pageboy. they re really well. thank you. very excited. excit
enter their final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help out will see people taking on volunteering roles, and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects as charlotte gallagher reports. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation concert, today s celebrations come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help out. and a famous face is getting involved too. you ll make it makes us all a better person when we get involved. we extend our network and meet new people and develop new friendships. we feel like we are doing something positive. and i love that. members of the royal family are at some of the events, including the prince and princess of wales and their children. they ve been in slough, helping the scouts were a bit of building work, with prince louis keeping up with his older brother, getting behind the controls of a digger. th