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
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ever had. reporter: the public-will have a chance to pay their respects to the queen as she lies in state for four days ahead of the state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mcclean is live in windsor where you witnessed just a marvelous day for the royal family. we were royally surprised back here in the states, how did it go for you? reporter: it sure seems that way, look, before this took place, jim, there was a lineup that stretched for at least an entire city block with people waiting to get into this area just at the gates of windsor castle to lay flowers and pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. when they started setting up barricades earlier today, we were told that there would be a visit. most people expected that that visit would come from the prince and princess of wales, will and kate. what they did not expect to see, though, was the two people who came out of the same vehicle with them, the same people with them, which was harry and meghan, es
begin your last great journey to join my dear late papa, i want simply to say this. thank you! now the new king charles the third prepares for just his second speech is a new british monarch. and unlike yesterday, which was taped. this will be live. just hours from now, charles and the new queen consort, camilla, will once again made the public here where i am outside of buckingham palace as the world waits to see how he will try to keep the vow he made just yesterday to carry on his mother s legacy. good morning to you live from london de math today is saturday september 10th, i m chris jansing. what you re looking at now, take a live picture of st. james palace where the ascension council will begin to ratify charles concession as king. it is one of several into the day in the uk. as part of the royal transition, including another speech from the united kingdom s monarch which is expected in the next 19 minutes. for a closer look at what s happening today. i want to bring