buckingham palace in central london, and the mall is the focal point during royal celebrations. preparation for the event has been a long time in the planning. and people have been camping out for days to get a prime spot to watch the monarch en route to westminster abbey. well, i m here now, i was inside the house and we are the first persons here. i was here on thursday. we came on the 27th with my friend carol. hello. we got here at 4:00 and round about 6:00. it poured down to the heavens, and we had this tarpaulin and we put that up. it s been miserable and cold and it s horrible. of course, it s our first coronation and we re so excited because a lot don t see a coronation in a lifetime. a front row seat at the parade will guarantee good views of this gleaming treasure. this coach will bring charles and camilla from the palace to westminster abbey. well, it s the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second
it is the biggest military ceremonial events seen in this country for seven decades, since the coronation of queen elizabeth ii in 1953. tens of thousands of people will line the procession visits and tens of millions will watch around the globe. so the pressure to make sure no food or hoof is out of place is huge. just to line a baking is to bring you related to buckingham palace. police say they have arrested a man outside the palace. it is early tuesday night. hours before the rehearsal is due to 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 plan. a man is detained by police after suspected shotgun cartridges were thrown into the palace grounds. according to put in the area and a precautionary controlled explosion carried out. it is being treated according to the met police as an isolated mental health incident. once the security incident concludes, the military rehea
ceremony at westminster abbey and what we are seeing here, this coach has been used in every coronation since william iv. we are hearing reports that actually the prince of wales because my three children are going tojoin this because my three children are going to join this procession with their parents in encourage behind what you re seeing that gold state coach. you might wonder where this is taking place, this is central london in the middle of the night, we are seeing the military parading through these quiet streets of central london, these are taking place in the early hours of tuesday morning. the reason for that is because this is an area that is heavily trafficked, there is a lot of people moving around and they had to be able to make sure they could practice this massive coronation ceremony and this parade that will happen, so the rehearsal you are seeing here is part of the path back after the coronation ceremony so charles and queen consort camilla will make thei
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