right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
the gold stagecoach. it weighs four tons. it s the first time that charles would have traveled in it. only the monarch is allowed inside. the gold state coach is a less comfortable ride than its counterpart. it s been used in every coronation since 1831. covered in gold leaf, it takes eight horses to pull it and can only move at a walking pace. martin is in charge of the break, the fourth generation of men in his family to work with the royal carriage. when you re following it, you can hear it creaking. it sounds like an old galleon going along. this is moving from side-to-side. reporter: his grandfather and great grandfather were there for queen elizabeth s coronation. like then, charles procession back to the palace, will involve a huge military parade of around 4,000 troops.
ii. in total, there are 9,000 members of the armed forces who are being destroyed today. 7,000 of those are ceremonial. a vast majority are arriving at waterloo station in the next hour. so that is thousands of soldiers all arriving at the same time. they will then make their way to that procession route. many of them are involved in that. this is going to be the most spectacular display in terms of pomp and ceremony from the armed forces that i ve certainly ever seen in my lifetime. i ve covered jubilees, royal weddings, but this is going to be something else. 1,000 members of the armed forces lining the entire route. there will be the 200-strong sovereign escort, the guards that will taike the carriage frm buckingham palace to westminster abbey. on the way back, there will be 4,000 members of the armed forces in procession. it will be so big, it will actually an mile long in and of itself. isa, the logistical challenge of this procession shouldn t be
why was it so important for you to be part of this? it s like a chance of a lifetime. it s amazing to see the king actually be his coronation, to be part of it. my grandmother talked about the coronation of the queen. such a royalist family. it just means everything for us to be here. all the major events for the queen, the jubilee, certainly her funeral. to be here, it s just a wonderful experience. can t wait. reporter: definitely worth it for you? definitely, yeah, yeah. reporter: waiting for the rain? we are, yeah. raincoats. we ve got everything we need. reporter: enjoy the rest of your day. thank you very much. reporter: you can see just towards buckingham palace, it really is very crowded. thousands have showed up, waiting for that procession. and of course, many people here are in high spirits. they re having a good time. they brought out their picnics, food and drinks, ready to spend the day here to celebrate the
occasion and for the good of the people. so i don t think it was the right call to have to not have harry involved in the procession. perhaps andrew, yes. but i m hoping that harry will still make it onto the balcony. yeah, we don t know, for the time being, whether he will. that s the question many have been asking. sharon carpenter, thank you. mark, always great to speak to you. i m sure i ll bump into you again. thank you to you both. still ahead, the u.s. is preparing for an influx of migrants at the southern border. and misinformation about policy changes is making matters worse. we ll explain after this short break. hehe snores like an angry rhino