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 medieval 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 don t see you at the moment but i think you are standing among the crowd. we just looked this up, it s around 11 celsius in london, 50 fahrenheit, but it seems people are keeping warm. . ., warm. yeah, hello, i m here, don tworry. warm.
70 years, in other words. for some, at least, this is literally a once in a lifetime event. people are certainly treating it that way. they ve been camping out along the procession route, some for days now, wearing union jack, royal regalia and other patriotic knickknacks, young and old sleeping under tarps and tents on makeshift cots. around the city lanes to landmarks are decked in flags or lit up large for occasion. take a look at big ben there, 300 feet tall, embodying centuries of history as it s never been seen before. images of the national plants of england, scotland, wales and northern ireland projected on it. and words that had not been heard since 1952, god save the king. not far from there, westminster abbey tight as it is all around the city, where saturday morning the king and queen will arrive in a coach built for the king s mother on the 60th anniversary of her coronation. there is certainly a lot to cover. that s a bit about the circumstances. let s talk mo
and let the eurovision song contest begin the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. you excitement is building in windsor. we just wejust had a we just had a massive war coming from the crowd of 20,000 inside the grounds of windsor castle right now. massive roar. around 20,000 people are gathering to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. it has been usually exciting here this evening. the crowds have cued very nicely. we have seen lots of union jacks, very nicely. we have seen lots of unionjacks, people wearing crowns, fancy dress and up and down the country today there has been a huge amount of street parties held, about 50,000. some bad weather but it was one of the hottest days of the year so far here at windsor. they have been gathering what has been called the coronation big lunch. some of those who attended were members of the royal family. in windsor the prince and princess of wales made an unexpected appearance people absolutely thr
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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. it s good to see you. we thought everyone would be asleep getting ready for the big day, we understand you have been talking to some people. yes, i thought everyone would be asleep as well, so i ve been surprised. there are thousands of people down here, and many are awake. there are tenants by the si