king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry, despite the wet weather. first reporters from role correspondent nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london
day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey, marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry, despite the wet weather, ourfirst report and pageantry, despite the wet weather, our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 14 other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey
to the king, like lord narendra patel. i was privileged to be asked to play that part. having rehearsed it several times, i was still extremely nervous. what if i dropped the ring? it would be straight to the tower! just before leaving the abbey, the newly crowned king was greeted by different faith representatives. this was certainly more diverse than any coronation before, but there might be questions about where the large constituency in this country that belongs to no religion fits in an event like this. nevertheless, the man at the helm today was relieved. i m very happy. it was smooth, it was on time. everyone did the right thing and it was a service of worship and notjust a series of theatrical moments. but a service of worship the like of which has never been seen before. aleem maqbool, bbc news,
and greek orthodox leaders participate broke the mould. may god pour upon you the riches of his grace. and so did non christians presenting items of regalia to the king, like lord narendra patel. i was privileged to be asked to play that part. having rehearsed it several times, i was still extremely nervous. what if i dropped the ring? it would be straight to the tower! just before leaving the abbey, the newly crowned king was greeted by different faith representatives. this was certainly more diverse than any coronation before, but there might be questions about where the large constituency in this country that belongs to no religion fits in an event like this. nevertheless, the man at the helm today was relieved. i m very happy. it was smooth, it was on time. everyone did the right thing and it was a service of worship and notjust a series of theatrical moments.