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. it s good to see you. we thought everyone would be asleep getting ready for the big day, we understand you have been talking to some people. yes, i thought everyone would be asleep as well, so i ve been surprised. there are thousands of people down here, and many are awake. there are tenants by the si
i m helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start here in the us, where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, these documents, they have been circulating online and social media for days now, but clearly us officials are concerned, especially when it comes to security. in a recent statement from the pentagon officials say they re working on verifying the documents to work out if they are the real deal or not. but they say the documents contain classified material, highly sensitive material, highly sensitive material, they also say that they are focused on assessing they are focused on assessing the impact that these
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an 84 page magazine and coronation supplement. on the sun s front page they have a picture of the two crowns with the headline his and hers . the times has the headline the king s day of destiny . the daily mail has a similar headline with a picture of a younger looking king charles. the mirror says he will not only wear the crown, he will bear the weight of history and? and the hopes of a nation . the daily express has a picture of the coronation chair with a the headline day of destiny . and finally the daily star, which often has a more light hearted look at the news, says 130 million pints of beer will be consumed over the three day weekend! joining me live is richard berthelsen, a royal commentator who has also served as private secretary and adviser to several of the monarch s representatives in canada. and in london autumn brewington, associate editor at the washington post and author of the paper s royal newsletter: post elizabeth . images of royals out and about, peop
of that undertaken by queen elizabeth in 1953. royal staff have done their best to make the gold coach as comfortable as possible. back at buckingham palace, there ll be a royal salute and one imagines an appearance on the palace balcony, though that hasn t been confirmed. 0ne innovation the palace has launched a new emoji to mark the coronation. so, a ceremony rooted in history with at least one modern touch. nicholas witchell, bbc news. live now to autumn brewington, she s an associate editor at the washington post, and author of the paper s royals newsletter, post elizabeth . autumn, i know you have been combing through the details of the coronation as we ve been getting them. but for many people it will be the first time they are seeing one how does it measure up to that of the late queen in 1953?