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,
Afternoon. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching events. london. the 6th of may 2023, coronation day. in an abbey at westminster where these things have been done for nearly a thousand years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms of the 14 other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. the weather, as predicted, left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left buckingham palace in steady rain.
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