along with 20,000 others, were treated to a 90 minute musical spectacle at windsor castle near london. performances by british pop group take that, katy perry, and lionel richie even brought the king and other royals to their feet. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. five, four, three, two, one! from the intense formality of westminster abbey to the energy of the coronation concert on the east lawn of windsor castle. with an audience of 20,000, charity volunteers, nhs workers and guests chosen by public ballot. watching from the royal box, the king and queen, the prince and princess of wales, princess charlotte and prince george, and other members of the family. there was music from the coronation choir, 300 singers from many walks of life in different parts of the uk. and palm to palm is holy palmers kiss. there was drama from shakespeare s romeo and juliet. ..dance from the royal ballet. ..and humourfrom miss piggy. wait a second. kermit, it s him! a lord!
and let the eurovision song contest begin the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. you excitement is building in windsor. we just wejust had a we just had a massive war coming from the crowd of 20,000 inside the grounds of windsor castle right now. massive roar. around 20,000 people are gathering to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. it has been usually exciting here this evening. the crowds have cued very nicely. we have seen lots of union jacks, very nicely. we have seen lots of unionjacks, people wearing crowns, fancy dress and up and down the country today there has been a huge amount of street parties held, about 50,000. some bad weather but it was one of the hottest days of the year so far here at windsor. they have been gathering what has been called the coronation big lunch. some of those who attended were members of the royal family. in windsor the prince and princess of wales made an unexpected appearance people absolutely thr
competitors line up as the competition officially opens in liverpool. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20 thousand people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties are also being held across britain under the collective title the coronation big lunch. some of these are attended by members of the royal family. live now to lucy hockings who is in windsorfor the big lunch in celebration of the coronation. hello everyone it is a glorious evening here in windsor. the sun is out the hottest day of the year so far and all of these people who are queuing, waiting for the concerts might have been loving the sunshine. look at how politely they are queuing, how orderly it all is. there is a rogue glimmer in the crowds as well i ve seen people in evening dresses, fascinate or scream out lots of people in
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