it is the biggest military ceremonial events seen in this country for seven decades, since the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the procession visits and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so the pressure to make sure no food or hoof is out of place is huge. just to line a baking is to bring you related to buckingham palace. police say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to kick off. right in front of buckingham palace, a reminder of the important role the security services will play making sure everything goes according to plan. a man is detained by police after suspected shotgun cartridges were thrown into the palace grounds. according to put in the area and a precautionary controlled explosion carried out. it is being treated according to the met police as an isolated mental health incident. once the security incident concludes, the military rehea
the i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. 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 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, without his wife, and the duk
borisjohnson and his wife carrie, and then prime minister for a very brief period, liz truss, with her husband hugh o leary. cadet warrant officer elliot tyson lee with the union standard and prime minister rishi sunak and akshata murty, his wife. crowd cheering. british royalfamily have been arriving after members of the foreign royal families have already taken their place. and there s harry. the duke of sussex was arriving with a group that includes mike tindall and zara and the duke of york and his two daughters and their husbands. and they ll be taking their places quite near the front of the abbey itself, down near the coronation theatre. god save the king instrumental plays. bells ring. his majesty king charles iii arriving at westminster abbey on his coronation day. prince and princess of wales, very formally dressed again. and i should say that we ve been told that they are wearing their formal robe. the queen s crown made for queen mary back in 1911, which is being
ceremony at westminster abbey and what we are seeing here, this coach has been used in every coronation since william iv. we are hearing reports that actually the prince of wales because my three children are going tojoin this because my three children are going to join this procession with their parents in encourage behind what you re seeing that gold state coach. you might wonder where this is taking place, this is central london in the middle of the night, we are seeing the military parading through these quiet streets of central london, these are taking place in the early hours of tuesday morning. the reason for that is because this is an area that is heavily trafficked, there is a lot of people moving around and they had to be able to make sure they could practice this massive coronation ceremony and this parade that will happen, so the rehearsal you are seeing here is part of the path back after the coronation ceremony so charles and queen consort camilla will make thei
in the commonwealth, and all over the globe, bringing you the regalia, processions and ancient rituals. we ll have all that and more, including the crowning moment itself later today at westminster abbey. these are pictures from inside the venue and how it will look for the grand ceremony. you can see the ornate chairs taking centre stage there, on top of the mediaeval mosaic floor of the church. crowds have been camping out ahead of the big day. they were treated to a surprise visit by king charles, the prince and the princess of wales. charles went to one side of the mall while william and kate went to the other. many continued to camp out despite the london rain, to save a spot on the procession route. let s go live now to bbc correspondent louisa pilbeam at the mall in london. we thought at 2am that a lot of people would be sleeping and getting rest but there seems to be a lot happening around you. yeah, it s sort of a party atmosphere, but a little bit muted because some