camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. 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
day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey, marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition, and pageantry, despite the wet weather, ourfirst report and pageantry, despite the wet weather, 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 14 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 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
in a new era, for the realm. i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. a historic day in the united kingdom as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. 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. world. the flags of the realm, 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 detach.s were drawn up. the only blemish the weather, as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left th
a personal moment between king and heir william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i , william, prince of pledge male loyalty to you as you are liegeman in life and limb, so help me god. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. cheering and the weather causes a scaled down fly past but the red arrows delight the crowds. winged victory shimmering and a dark sky this evening outside buckingham palace, still some crowds milling around the victoria memorial but it is cold and wet and it has been all day, but there has been no event like it in seven days. seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with music and symbolism at london s westminster abbey. the king took an oath on a bible promising to do the duties of the monarch. his queen camilla was also crowned in a service which included representatives from a range of faiths across the uk and the commonwealth. the coronat