the proud boys group are convicted. and polls havejust the proud boys group are convicted. and polls have just closed after local elections in england. votes for thousands of council seats will now be counted. coronation this saturday. polls have closed. we will have the first reaction from professor sir john curtice. people hoping to get the best in person view on the day are camping in central london this evening as rehearsals and final preparations take place in and around westminster abbey. buckingham palace has revealed that the abbey will be full of seasonal flowers for the occasion and with two yew trees which will be planted at sandringham afterwards. in a series of reports, on tonight s programme we will be looking at the crown that will be used for the first and only time in the king s reign and at the defining moment the coronation will be in the public life of his consort, queen camilla. ourfirst report tonight is from our royal correspondent nicholas witche
hello to you from buckingham palace. the sun was out a little earlier but the clouds have come in and the wind has picked up, but today is still looking like it should be a very special day in the royal calendar. in the next few hours, the princess of wales will make her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer at today s trooping the colour. i don t if we can see some live pictures, but the crowds are starting to build up. they arejust out of shot. some anti monarchy protesters are here, so they have been some shouts of not my king . but other shouts of the national anthem. quite an atmosphere building up anthem. quite an atmosphere building up here at buckingham palace. later this morning the princess of wales will be in the carriage parade with her children, prince george, princess charlotte, and louis. this is for the birthday celebrations for the king, and then they will make their way to horse guards along with their way to horse guards along with t
After a very damp Coronation day yesterday, forecasters have warned that the downpours are set to last for days with strong winds set to batter the country.
there s a complete timeline on the bbc news website with exactly what happens when and from 6am on saturday onwards and what to look out for. you ll find it at bbc.co.uk/news. now the coronation weather. how is it looking? it s pretty mixed, typical bank holiday weather. there s a lot going on this weekend. high pressure has brought fine unsettled weather but it s all change, rain pushing up through the south this evening and overnight and it looks like it will be mainly rain bands followed by sunshine and showers, it s not going to be a wash out by any means. this is the first feature which is pushing up across england and wales at the moment, that will continue to journey into northern ireland, central southern scotland but northern scotland will stay dry i think until tomorrow morning and