in the commonwealth, and all over the globe, 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 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. we thought at 2am that a lot of people would be sleeping and getting rest but there seems to be a lot happening around you. yeah, it s sort of a party atmosphere, but a little bit muted because some
hello. i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. the uk s first coronation in 70 years will take place today when king charles iii is crowned at westminster abbey in a ceremony that s expected to attract a global television audience of hundreds of millions of people. the service will reflect a millennium of tradition and be surrounded by a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry involving thousands of members of the military. live now to our correspondent, louisa pilbeam, westminster abbey is where the ceremony is due to take place. guess we ll be arriving there starting around 7:15am. guests will begin arriving. many of the overseas dignitaries, royals, members of the british royal family will be arriving at around 9:30am and we expect the king to arrive at 10:53am. that is crossed to buckingham palace. c buckingham palace at this early hour. now, the king will be leaving buckingham palace at 10:20am. the king has been sleeping there overnight. that is crossed now to
probably, in how she has really risen to the role. also on the programme. russia accuses the united states and ukraine of being behind this drone attack on the kremlin. moscow claims it is facing an unprecedented wave of sabotage from ukraine. and threatened with bird flu again, why the farne islands will remain closed to the public this summer. and coming up on bbc news, 35 goals in a season so far we ll ask how erling haaland broke a premier league record in place since the mid 90s as his stunning first campaign continues. the dean of westminster says the coronation in the abbey on saturday will be full of pageantry and ceremony and will be jaw dropping. huge crowds are expected on the streets of london. today the prince and princess of wales turned the spotlight on the hospitality industry, which is gearing up for a long weekend of celebrations. prince william and catherine travelled by tube into london before stopping off in soho. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchel
PUTRAJAYA: The Coronation of the 17th King of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, will be held at Istana Negara on July 20, Fahmi Fadzil announced on Thursday (May 16).