bagpipes skirl it is the biggest military ceremonial event seen in this country for seven decades. since the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 19 for three. 1953. elizabeth ii in 19 for three. 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the procession roots and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so the pressure to make sure no foot or horse is out of place is huge. just some breaking news to bring you, this related to buckingham palace, police say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it they have arrested a man outside the palace.- they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours - outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before | outside the palace. it is early i tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due kick off. right in front of buckingham palace. a reminder of the important role the security services will play, making sure everything goes according to
the i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king s family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duk
fighting on the russian side in ukraine. and from the private military company wagner, which was not named by putin. all of the speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated, almost all his speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., speech was dedicated to the war in ukraine. , , ,., ., , ukraine. there s been some words cominu ukraine. there s been some words coming from ukraine. there s been some words coming from the ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner ukraine. there s been some words coming from the wagner chief - ukraine. there s been some words. coming from the wagner chief today saying that the russian army leaders are trying to deceive putin. these words came straight after that military parade and there s been a lot of comments from the leader of the wagner group recently calling, saying he wasn t getting enough supplies in bakhmut and threatening to pull out. it s interesting to see this powerplay going on so publicl
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