former president. good to see you. thank ou former president. good to see you. thank you for former president. good to see you. thank you for that former president. good to see you. thank you for that update. - former president. good to see you. thank you for that update. four - thank you for that update. four people found guilty of seditious conspiracy in a very important trial. let s bring you know special guest. james wilkinson was a member of the westminster school choir, seenin of the westminster school choir, seen in the abbey at the queen s coronation, and martin, a member of the chapel royal choir formerly. i want to talk about the music because, of course, a coronation would not be a coronation well at the music. 12 new pieces to be composed this weekend. what do you see in the music that king charles has commissioned? i see in the music that king charles has commissioned? see in the music that king charles has commissioned? i see it something incredibly positive. he has
requirements to both be the head of states to make a state of the united kingdom, and the head of state of other countries, the commonwealth. so it s an important political constitutional mechanism. but it s also very colourful one, and a very human one. this extraordinarily human one. this extraordinarily human connection, this golden thread throughout her history of a family that s been through all the vicissitudes and triumphs of britain as a country, and the coronation is as a country, and the coronation is a great moment in that respect. the archbishop said the other day that it ties us to our history and traditions, and the nation in some respects draws strength from that. you look at the crowds here today at the mall, there s clearly a fascination with it. when you worked across the road, you are there through the 90s during the breakdown of three royal marriages, and you took on responsibilities for the prince of wales as he was then. how
to the kind of scrutiny that this coronation is getting, where people are saying as you are suggesting, there s a cost of living crisis. there are sirens going on behind me it s what the british people want. you can compare the british royal family, but i would suspect a lot of royal waters are saying that actually the british royal family is perhaps heading a little more in the direction of those european ones. there s somebody with me, angela levin, a royal expert, writer and author of the most recent book title matt camillo: from out a queen consort. is a very important to the british royal family to have this coronation ceremony with all its uploads and grand door? i coronation ceremony with all its uploads and grand door?- coronation ceremony with all its uploads and grand door? i think it is actually. uploads and grand door? i think it is actually, people uploads and grand door? i think it is actually, people like uploads and grand door? i think it is actually, people l
down? ijust retired. we will see different stages of down? ijust retired. we will see different stages of the down? ijust retired. we will seel different stages of the ceremony, different stages of the ceremony, different parts of the cathedral. what would you particularly be looking out for and the importance of the history? of the history? well, it s remarkable. of the history? well, it s remarkable. it s - of the history? well, it s remarkable. it s actually j of the history? well, it s - remarkable. it s actually going to be slightly shorter than the queen s coronation be slightly shorter than the queen s coronation which was two and a half hours coronation which was two and a half hours this coronation which was two and a half hours. this one will probably be less. hours. this one will probably be less. but hours. this one will probably be less, but there is so much new music, less, but there is so much new music, and less, but there is so much new music, and i
the offer of s ultimate guide to party planning and etiquette. what sort of things should people wear when they go to a coronation? because there is some specialisation i got out with the king will wear on saturday. i got out with the king will wear on saturda . ~ ., , saturday. well, i m actually dining toniuht saturday. well, i m actually dining tonight with saturday. well, i m actually dining tonight with somebody saturday. well, i m actually dining tonight with somebody who - saturday. well, i m actually dining tonight with somebody who has i saturday. well, i m actually dining | tonight with somebody who has the inside tonight with somebody who has the inside track and i gather they re suddenly inside track and i gather they re suddenly been a complete change of what the suddenly been a complete change of what the dress is going to be, and now those what the dress is going to be, and now those attending are actually wearing now those attending are actually wearing