business stories. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk, and what else but the coronation of his majesty king charles? as we ve been hearing, it s been an historic weekend, from the pomp and pageantry and a bit of rain on saturday to a day of street parties and a night of fantastic music to round off the celebrations. all driving some serious weekend spending, predicted by retailers to be worth something in the region of almost £1.8 billion. but as many continue to struggle with the current high cost of living, how long can the spending optimism last? katrina bishop is from consumer research company niq. let s talk this through. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morning. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morninu. ., . , , . morning. for many sectors in the uk that morning. for many sectors in the uk that have morning. for many sectors in the uk that have been - the uk that have been struggling, like hospitality, this was a huge boost, wasn t it? it this was a huge boost,
the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain, the gold state coach. and the parade of more than 4000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister after his pageboy duties, the family making their way to the palace past the waiting crowds. and onto the palace balcony for the first time as king came charles iii with queen camilla, joined by the pages and working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows in a curtailed coronation fly past. finally, on the balcony, it was just the king and queen. charles, now a crowned monarch, committed to serve his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. live from london. this is bbc news. with continuing coverage of the coronation of their majesties king charles and queen camilla. despite the rain, huge crowds have come to buckingham palace to greet the royal family. earlier,
united states and all around the are learning more about the victims and the gunman in the mass shooting in allen, texas, including possible ties he may have had to the far right. a tragedy as well in brownsville. what we know about a car crash that killed eight outside a migrant center near the mexican border. plus, deadly ethnic clashes in northeastern india. we re live in new delhi with a look at what s fueling that violence. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. we begin in allen, texas, where residents are mourning the eight people killed in a mass shooting on saturday. many have been honoring the victims by placing flowers on this makeshift memorial. it was set up at the outlet mall where the gunman fired on crowds of shoppers. the victims were also remembered at this church vigil on sunday. several people there delivered remarks, including the mayor-elect who called for prayers and expressed condolences for ev