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there. christian i know you had spoken to her earlier and it was wonderful to see her in the service today and to see how well the whole thing went off after all of that preparation that went into it. they carried it off. preparation that went into it. they carried it off- carried it off. yes, she did very well. i carried it off. yes, she did very well- i know carried it off. yes, she did very well. i know there carried it off. yes, she did very well. i know there was i carried it off. yes, she did very well. i know there was a i carried it off. yes, she did very well. i know there was a lot i carried it off. yes, she did very well. i know there was a lot of| well. i know there was a lot of pre match nerves where everyone involved in the ceremony today but well done to sarah for the role that she played in it. and of course which came down to the nave there were a lot of people watching, one of them is my new friend who we have on the programme yesterday. in the congregation today
the construction work is complete, the seats have all been set out in the nave and the bbc s cameras have been rigged. the dean of westminster says the service will be spectacular. what you will see, frankly, will be jaw dropping. the interesting business is whether you can get slightly under the visual and see some of the strength of the tradition. and, says the dean, the king and queen consort understand the symbolism. i know, because i have been close by in a number of rehearsalsjust how important this is to them, deeply felt, deeply understood. there s going to be. there s going to be, as i say, a lot of pageant. there s going to be a lot of deep feeling as well. the flags are out on the mall. there and along the route of the processions, the huge security plan is in place. as are the most dedicated
the seats have all been set out in the nave and the bbc s cameras have been rigged. the dean of westminster says the service will be spectacular. what you will see, frankly, will be jaw dropping. the interesting business is whether you can get slightly under the visual and see some of the strength of the tradition. and, says the dean, the king and queen consort understand the symbolism. i know, because i have been close by in a number of rehearsals, just how important this is to them, deeply felt, deeply understood. there s going to be. there s going to be, as i say, a lot of pageant. there s going to be a lot of deep feeling as well. this is a sound check. of deep feeling as well. the flags are out on the mall. of deep feeling as well. there and along the route of the processions, the huge security plan is in place. as are the most dedicated of the royal fans.