it s something for the king and queen on this day that is beyond the pageantry. this is something that s completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they re like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they re. .. ..what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they ve had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey s been a hive
it s something for the king and queen on this day that is beyond the pageantry. this is something that s completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they re like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they re. . . what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they ve had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey s been a hive of activity for two weeks.