hello, i m christian fraser and we are here at buckingham palace on the ease eve of a historical day. in the next few hours, we will talk to artists and historians about what it means for them and the rest of the uk, and of course, those around the world. we ll talk to people who love the monarchy and who does who want to abolish it. right now, the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace before tomorrow s ceremony. around 100 heads of state will be in london on saturday with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. in the last hour, these pictures have been coming into us from westminster abbey. it gives you an idea of how it will look for tomorrow s ceremony. all the chairs arranged, some very ornate chairs, deep reds taking centre stage. the coronation chair in the middle. earlier, king charles, the prince and the princess of wales made a surprise appearance, greeting crowds who were camping out ahead of the coronation. william and ka
and coming up: john crowley of the international business times and the daily telegraph s tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraph s exclusive on prince harry s struggle to come to terms with his mother s death. that is the papers, in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. he said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of prime minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. it was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. our world affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. tonight, the vi
mother, princess diana. the guardian reports calls for a recount following the yes vote in turkey, which gave president erdogan the power for major constitutional reform. the times leads with what they call north korean defiance in the face of pressure from the us. the i also leads with the tension in north korea, saying china and america are working together to find a solution. the mirror continues with north korea, with president trumps messaging that he is poised to strike if necessary. the mail leads with the deterioration in uk russia relations, saying they are at an all time low. and the ft focus is on us commerce secretary, wilbur ross, rubbishing international monetary fund claims of us protectionism. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the and apartheid in the same sentence and you are stepping into a political minefield put the words israel and apartheid in the same sentence. write a un report and accused israel of systematically