right around the world. live in london just hours away from witnessing history as king charles iii is formally crowned. and i m michael holmes at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i ll have the day s other news, including a new push for peace in sudan. it s all ahead on this special edition of cnn newsroom. it is coronation day here in the uk. it is 6:00 a.m. in the morning. a ceremony that will see, of course, king charles iii crowned just five hours away. crowds have been gathering for days now to take out a spot to view the processions from westminster abbey. you can see the crowds already starting to gather. i got on the underground, the tube this morning, that was quite busy already. people draped union jacks with flags, some carrying ladders to get a view of the procession. on friday, if you remember, charles greeted well-wishers, a surprise visit for some not very far from where i am. three cheers for the king. the prince and princess of wales also on hand to meet w
underplayed. they ve done lots of rehearsals. there s a very tricky corner we should all watch out for, from the mall to whitehall and back again, which is very hard, i m told, for carriages and horses. they have rehearsed in the dead of night. i think they re ready, but my goodness, it s going to be a show. indeed. a day of spectacular pageantry, as we re seeing some of the photos coming in and videos coming in, of course, as the sun rises over london, anna. this was the first train. how many more trains are we expecting here? reporter: i think it s nine trains in total. they must be absolutely rammed given there are going to be 5,000 soldiers arriving on them. from all sorts of regiments. so many of these regiments have a personal connection with the king, so they all very much want to be involved. i m really looking forward to it. i m sorry there wasn t a train arriving just as we were talking but we ll do one then. thanks very much, appreciate