good evening, welcome to the programme. we are at buckingham palace tonight, ahead of the big event on saturday the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. we have a packed programme for you tonight, we will be looking ahead to this most ancient of ceremonies at westminster abbey, in the company of two people who were there in 1953, in fact one of our guests, even sang at the christening of the king in 1948. we have tv royalty on hand, as well, where katty kay is standing by for us. leaving nothing to chance on an occasion like this. we will talk about what the coronation is, what is isn t, the role the king has played in the preparations, and how the people, the commonwealth, and the different faiths will be included. and at 9pm, the royal watchers will be here robert hardman and christine ross joining us. both of them are taking part in the bbc s coverage. but let us begin with what the royals have been doing today. the king is in residence here at buckingham
historical responsibility. a jury in washington finds four members of the far right group the proud boys guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting the january 6th attack on the us capitol. welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles. not long to go now. joining me live covering every moment of the lead up to the coronation is our correspondent christian fraser. enjoying the sunshine here on a lovely day in front of buckingham palace. the royal standard flying above the palace which tells you the king is in residence and the lucky ones who were here a little earlier would have seen him drive down the mall to westminster abbey, where they went through a short dress rehearsal. and going through the final preparations ahead of the big event on saturday. you will see the seats are here, the amphitheatre has been set up for the veterans and nhs workers on saturday, so the stage is set really ahead of the big ceremony. of
In the hour on bbc news. A vote of confidence, mark sampson names his england squad for the euros, three and half months before the start of the tournament. A very good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. An explosion on the Underground System in St Petersburg is reported to have killed ten people and injured as many as 50 more. The explosion happened in the early afternoon local time, and hit a train that was travelling between two stations. Russias National Anti terrorist Committee Said an explosive device at a third station was later found and made safe. The russian Prime Minister called the metro blast an Act Of Terror, and President Putin said all scenarios were being investigated. Heres our correspondent sarah rainsford. Are there any children, a woman shouts, as passengers rushed to the wreckage of a train. The blast was just down the line. This is the immediate scene of panic. Mobile phone footage from another passing train shows victims still lying on the platform. It