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#just enjoy # just enjoy the party. let s take a look back at 2023. music: zadok the priest by handel a king and queen are crowned, with the coronation of charles iii and camilla, at westminster abbey. people right across the capital stopped for a once in a lifetime spectacle. music: zadok the priest by handel welcoming our new king. music: calm down by rema and selena gomez our society is woven from diverse threads, comprising stories of remarkable courage and sacrifice, determination and strength. though drawn from different parts of the world, they collectively enrich the fabric of our national life. music: by your side by calvin harris, feat.tom grennan happy 75th birthday nhs and thank you so much for all that you do. we have to keep showing how we love our nhs, so it will continue to be there with us, through it all. music: spice up your life by the spice girls sam quek: it s ten years since same-sex marriage was made legal in england and wales. music: spice up your l
some amazing pictures. let s take you straight to london and edinburgh were some of europe s biggest fireworks were on display. it isa it is a really big deal, traditionally bigger than a christmas here. you can see the fireworks above edinburgh castle. it is a magnificent setting for a fireworks display. 15,000 people here. on the street and centre of the city. they are having a party. all enjoying themselves. down here, a british band headlining. they are going to come back with the fireworks display over. this is four days of celebrations. a procession on friday. it will carry on tomorrow. tonight though, the main party. a big night of celebrations. the fireworks, a ton of them going off above the castle. . , , ton of them going off above the castle. . , ., , , castle. happy new year! this is live in london, castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at the castle. happy new year! this is live in london, at the
cheering frank sinatra s new york, new york plays cheering times square in new york city. as always, some great headgear my proposals this year. last year there were a at this time! earlier, around two million people gathered on rio s copacabana beach to welcome in 202a. it s one of the world s biggest new year s celebrations and it marks the beginning of the summer holidays in brazil. every year, millions of locals and tourists party around the city dressed in white to bring good luck for the coming year. tens of thousands of people have lined the banks of the river thames in central london for the new year s fireworks display. thousands of fireworks were fired from barges on the river. and in edinburgh, thousands gathered for hogmanay celebrations. greg mckenzie reports. big ben bongs cheering it is zero s biggest fireworks display, and as the countdown began, more than 100,000 people watched along the river thames as the london skyline lit up and the sounds of big ben chi
from the throne. denmark s queen margrethe the second made the surprise announcement in her new year address. the 83 year old will formally step down onjanuary 14 that s 52 years to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark and head of state in the country. for more on the queen s reign and what s next, the bbc s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe s traditional new year s address. translation: on the 14th of january 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83 year old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery naturally gave rise - to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided tha