good evening, welcome to the programme. we are at buckingham palace tonight, ahead of the big event on saturday the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. we have a packed programme for you tonight, we will be looking ahead to this most ancient of ceremonies at westminster abbey, in the company of two people who were there in 1953, in fact one of our guests, even sang at the christening of the king in 1948. we have tv royalty on hand, as well, where katty kay is standing by for us. leaving nothing to chance on an occasion like this. we will talk about what the coronation is, what is isn t, the role the king has played in the preparations, and how the people, the commonwealth, and the different faiths will be included. and at 9pm, the royal watchers will be here robert hardman and christine ross joining us. both of them are taking part in the bbc s coverage. but let us begin with what the royals have been doing today. the king is in residence here at buckingham
Police investigating the manchester bomb attack find a car they say may be significant to their inquiry. And will wonder woman smash the box office . Well have that and the rest of this weeks top releases with james king in the film review. Its 5 oclock were in the city of york with just six days to polling day where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will both take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris climate treaty. Mrs may has been accused by opponents of a pathetic response, she said she was disappointed whileJeremy Corbyn said the decision was reckless and dangerous. Well have more on that in a moment. But mrs may had to deal with another issue earlier today when Craig Mackinlay the conservative candidate in south thanet in kent was charged with offences relating to his Election Expenses two years ago. Two other conservative Party Workers will also faces char
crimson coats around the place, but it was a remarkable site, and of course it was a remarkable site, and of course we it was a remarkable site, and of course we had to get to the abbey guite course we had to get to the abbey quite early, the doors opened at 6am and closed quite early, the doors opened at 6am and closed at 8:30am for a service that didn t and closed at 8:30am for a service that didn t start until 11:15am, so it was that didn t start until 11:15am, so it was a that didn t start until 11:15am, so it was a long wait. some of the purest it was a long wait. some of the purest is it was a long wait. some of the purest is onlyjust got to their seats purest is onlyjust got to their seats because they wanted to go down individually, not as a bunch so people individually, not as a bunch so people could admire their finery. it was a people could admire their finery. it was a remarkable event. but people could admire their finery. it was a remarkable event.
he was london s most eligible bachelor. he was heir to the chatsworth estate. he was a catch. calls from lovely chatsworth seat of the duke of devonshire. who would think that joe and rose would be completely thrilled that their daughter had risen to these dizzying heights, but he was suitable for every way except for one. he wasn t roman catholic. there is a complex of feelings. joseph kennedy saw her romance as a sense that the kennedys had arrived. however, what s so interesting is that rose didn t share the same sense of success. for her, kick s romance threatened her sense of identity and her sense of the family s identity. kick becomes the first of the kennedy children to marry, but
most socially prestigious, the oldest son of the duke of devonshire. he was london s most eligible bachelor. he was heir to the chatsworth estate. he was a catch. calls from lovely chatsworth seat of the duke of devonshire. who would think that joe and rose would be completely thrilled that their daughter had risen to these dizzying heights, but he was suitable for every way except for one. he wasn t roman catholic. there is a complex of feelings. joseph kennedy saw her romance as a sense that the kennedys had arrived. however, what s so interesting is that rose didn t share the same sense of success. for her, kick s romance threatened her sense of identity and her sense of the family s identity.