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,done it's going to be framed, all done with calligraphy _ it's going to be framed, all done with calligraphy. i— it's going to be framed, all done with calligraphy. i got— it's going to be framed, all done with calligraphy. i got a - it's going to be framed, all done i with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it. with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it that— with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it that will— with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it. that will be _ with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it. that will be a _ with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it. that will be a memory - with calligraphy. i got a photograph of it. that will be a memory that. of it. that will be a memory that she will— of it. that will be a memory that she will treasure _ of it. that will be a memory that she will treasure forever. - of it. that will be a memory that she will treasure forever.- of it. that will be a memory that she will treasure forever. have you decided what _ she will treasure forever. have you decided what you _ she will treasure forever. have you decided what you are _ she will treasure forever. have you decided what you are wearing? - decided what you are wearing? black—and—white. decided what you are wearing? black-and-white._ black-and-white. tomorrow is makeover _ black-and-white. tomorrow is makeover day. _ black-and-white. tomorrow is makeover day. it's _ black-and-white. tomorrow is makeover day. it's all- black-and-white. tomorrow is i makeover day. it's all happening. have _ makeover day. it's all happening. have the — makeover day. it's all happening. have the most _ makeover day. it's all happening. have the most wonderful- makeover day. it's all happening. have the most wonderful time. . makeover day. it's all happening. i have the most wonderful time. we will look out for you on saturday. have the most wonderful time. thank you very much for speaking to us on bbc news. my goodness! what a scene. this street was absolutely packed with people, they were waiting. there were people waiting far longer than that, up to one hour to see william and kate. as they walked down into the dog and duck pub just on the corner there. we can speak to
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annabel who is here from sydney. how long were you waiting? ihlat annabel who is here from sydney. how long were you waiting?— long were you waiting? not long, ma be long were you waiting? not long, maybe half _ long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an — long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an hour. _ long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an hour. i _ long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an hour. i got - long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an hour. i got a - long were you waiting? not long, maybe half an hour. i got a good | maybe half an hour. i got a good spot _ maybe half an hour. i got a good sot. ., , ., maybe half an hour. i got a good sot. ., ,, ~ ., maybe half an hour. i got a good sot. ., ~ ., . in spot. how did you know about it? it was advertised _ spot. how did you know about it? it was advertised on _ spot. how did you know about it? it was advertised on twitter. - spot. how did you know about it? it was advertised on twitter. i - spot. how did you know about it? it was advertised on twitter. i was - was advertised on twitter. i was lining _ was advertised on twitter. i was lining up— was advertised on twitter. i was lining up for about half an hour. do ou lining up for about half an hour. you live in lining up for about half an hour. dr? you live in london? lining up for about half an hour. do you live in london? i _ lining up for about half an hour. do you live in london? i live _ lining up for about half an hour. do you live in london? i live in - you live in london? i live in sydney- — you live in london? i live in sydney- i— you live in london? i live in sydney- i am _ you live in london? i live in sydney. i am here - you live in london? i live in sydney. i am here for - you live in london? i live in - sydney. i am here for a holiday. i sydney. iam here for a holiday. i have _ sydney. iam here for a holiday. i have been— sydney. iam here for a holiday. i have been here for around 15 days and i— have been here for around 15 days and i saw — have been here for around 15 days and i saw these guys were coming here via _ and i saw these guys were coming here via twitter. i waited for around — here via twitter. i waited for around half an hour and here via twitter. i waited for around halfan hourand i here via twitter. i waited for around half an hour and i said here via twitter. i waited for around halfan hourand i said hi here via twitter. i waited for around half an hour and i said hi to william, _ around half an hour and i said hi to william, he — around half an hour and i said hi to william, he asked me how! around half an hour and i said hi to william, he asked me how i was and i said i— william, he asked me how i was and i said i was_ william, he asked me how i was and i said i was good, he said he was good as weii _ said i was good, he said he was good as weii is_ said i was good, he said he was good as well. . . said i was good, he said he was good as well. , . , ., . as well. is a very normal conversation. _ as well. is a very normal conversation. it - as well. is a very normal conversation. it was - as well. is a very normal - conversation. it was seamless. i didn't speak _ conversation. it was seamless. i didn't speak to _ conversation. it was seamless. i didn't speak to catherine, - conversation. it was seamless. i didn't speak to catherine, she . conversation. it was seamless. i. didn't speak to catherine, she was on the _ didn't speak to catherine, she was on the other side. she was dashing in the _ on the other side. she was dashing
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in the red — on the other side. she was dashing in the red and white shoes. the timin: in the red and white shoes. the timing could — in the red and white shoes. the timing could not _ in the red and white shoes. tie: timing could not be better in the red and white shoes. ti9 timing could not be better if you have an interest in royal occasions. what would you be doing on saturday. i will be properly watching it on tv. i will be properly watching it on w i— i will be properly watching it on w i may— i will be properly watching it on tv. i may hang around buckingham palace _ tv. i may hang around buckingham paiace but— tv. i may hang around buckingham palace but you never know. will you be around _ palace but you never know. will you be around there?— palace but you never know. will you be around there? some of us will be. is this something _ be around there? some of us will be. is this something that _ be around there? some of us will be. is this something that you _ is this something that you are really getting into? are you a big royal watcher? itlat really getting into? are you a big royal watcher?— royal watcher? not really. this is m first royal watcher? not really. this is my first time _ royal watcher? not really. this is my first time in _ royal watcher? not really. this is my first time in london. - royal watcher? not really. this is my first time in london. i - royal watcher? not really. this is my first time in london. i have . royal watcher? not really. this is - my first time in london. i have some good _ my first time in london. i have some good photos — my first time in london. i have some good photoe— good photos. thank you very much. en'o our good photos. thank you very much. enjoy your saturday. _ good photos. thank you very much. enjoy your saturday. just _ good photos. thank you very much. enjoy your saturday. just to - good photos. thank you very much. enjoy your saturday. just to have i good photos. thank you very much. enjoy your saturday. just to have a | enjoy your saturday. just to have a look down the street. this place was packed with camera crews. journalists, photographers, people waiting for william and catherine to arrive. they went down the street and into the pub. we caught a glimpse of the prince of wales pulling a pint. and then they
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emerged, and spent a good 25 minutes walking down the street, each taking one side of the street to greet the crowd and have a chat. a very informal, relaxed occasion ahead of the grandeur they will be involved in in saturday.— in in saturday. didn't i tell you that a lot _ in in saturday. didn't i tell you that a lot of _ in in saturday. didn't i tell you that a lot of people _ in in saturday. didn't i tell you that a lot of people will- in in saturday. didn't i tell you that a lot of people will have l that a lot of people will have turned up to go to the theatre or have lunch and suddenly have this throat thrust upon them. just like that couple you spoke to earlier, that couple you spoke to earlier, that was an amazing story. people auoin that was an amazing story. people going about _ that was an amazing story. people going about their _ that was an amazing story. people going about their daily _ that was an amazing story. people going about their daily business, | going about their daily business, they suddenly find out that the prince and princess of wales are popping into town. i tell you, someone who will be taken by surprise was bernie, who works in the dog and duck tell us about it? it was amazing. they came in and said hello — it was amazing. they came in and said hello to all of us, they sat
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and had — said hello to all of us, they sat and had a _ said hello to all of us, they sat and had a chat. i bought them a drink, _ and had a chat. i bought them a drink, a — and had a chat. i bought them a drink, a pint of cider each. then prince _ drink, a pint of cider each. then prince william came behind the bar with kate _ prince william came behind the bar with kate and he pulled the ale that we have _ with kate and he pulled the ale that we have ready for the coronation. he was the _ we have ready for the coronation. he was the first — we have ready for the coronation. he was the first to pulled a pint. was at a decent _ was the first to pulled a pint. was at a decent pint? _ was the first to pulled a pint. was at a decent pint? it was _ was the first to pulled a pint. was at a decent pint? it was amazing. | was the first to pulled a pint. was i at a decent pint? it was amazing. we would love to — at a decent pint? it was amazing. we would love to chat _ at a decent pint? it was amazing. we would love to chat more, _ at a decent pint? it was amazing. we would love to chat more, but - at a decent pint? it was amazing. we would love to chat more, but there i would love to chat more, but there is things going on in the palace. i will go back to my colleague in the studio. thank you very much. bernie there. i gather that there are lots of things going on, a busy morning, afternoon. handing back to you. it afternoon. handing back to you. it has been amazing, thank you for getting us all that colour from soho, where the prince and princess of wales visited that pub. on the screen is a aerial shot of the river thames. it is giving you a view of
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the whole centre of this gorgeous city and what is a beautiful afternoon. many people have been already camping along the path towards buckingham palace in anticipation of the event on saturday. we can cross to charlotte at buckingham palace and has been talking to the crowd. it’s at buckingham palace and has been talking to the crowd.— talking to the crowd. it's amazing, some of these _ talking to the crowd. it's amazing, some of these people _ talking to the crowd. it's amazing, some of these people have - talking to the crowd. it's amazing, some of these people have been l talking to the crowd. it's amazing, . some of these people have been here for days now. they got their tents out, they staked their place and they want the best view for saturday, that procession. and then when king charles emerges onto the balcony of buckingham palace, they want to be at the front cheering and clapping. other people have come for a look, people walking past, bigger crowds than usual, as you would expect. lots of photos being taken, lots of flags flying. lots of the campers have bought their own selfie
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cutouts, and passing tourists are taking photos. friends and family members camping together. but also strangers, they camped next to each other and now they are sharing drinks and stories. taking photos and i met a few ladies yesterday, won from the usa and one from the uk. they met 12 years ago on the wedding of prince and princess of wales and ever since then they have been to every royal event together. they absolutely love it. i met someone else from new zealand, a mother and son from the us, they came for the funeral last year and now they're back for the coronation. this part, the camping out is as much fun as the actual coronation. they absolutely love it. what is really nice is that kids are coming down, there is a wendy house for kids. it really is a nice family atmosphere. one lady had a bit of an
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accident, she bought a brand—new air bed, it burst the first night and so she had to buy a new one. it you have to be prepared for anything. with london weather you don't know what you expect. they're not exactly sure what the weather will be like. i'm afraid it is not looking great. i'm afraid it is not looking great. i have had a look at the weather forecast, the bbc weather forecast is the most reliable, but the general focus on my phone tells me it's going to rain on saturday. i'm not sure the prognosis is good for those people camping out. i hope they have weatherproof tents. i want to show you some pictures that have come into the bbc. these are pictures of the prince and princess of wales on the elizabeth line on the london underground. there you have it. they are still pictures,
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but they are priceless because senior members of the royal family will be in an official royal car but today william and kate decided, perhaps paying homage to their grandmother, the late queen elizabeth ii, after whom this line has been named. they took the elizabeth line train which is still quite new, what's station was that? i think it was acton. they travelled on the line, like everybody else like we do here in london. they got on at acton, i am being told. many people in london can relate to this. it's a little less crowded then what it is normally like at eight o'clock. they seem to be enjoying their trip.
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o'clock. they seem to be enjoying theirtrip. i'm o'clock. they seem to be enjoying their trip. i'm sure they can't do this on a normal day. today, a special day, ahead of the coronation, they decided to take the elizabeth line, all the way into tottenham court road. i'm guessing. i think you get off at tottenham court road, you walk down... is it bond street? no? yes it is bond street, not tottenham court road. another very exciting thing that happened earlier, is king charles iii, we know that he has been coming and going over the last few days to the abbey. running through the rehearsals. we can't play some pictures that some of the producers took earlier on. let's have a look. these are pictures of king charles, leaving westminster abbey, what
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happened earlier was that the police stopped all the traffic, then his car came out, you can see people waving at him. what you can't hear is me screaming— it's king charles! really loudly and embarrassingly. there he is. that was about really loudly and embarrassingly. there he is. that was about two hours ago. he probably spent the morning rehearsing. let's go back to charlotte gallagher at buckingham palace. i'm not sure if you saw king charles arriving back after leaving westminster abbey. charles arriving back after leaving westminsterabbey. did charles arriving back after leaving westminster abbey. did you cry out embarrassingly like i did? i westminster abbey. did you cry out embarrassingly like i did?— embarrassingly like i did? i didn't c out embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but _ embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but i _ embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but i have _ embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but i have to _ embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but i have to say - embarrassingly like i did? i didn't cry out but i have to say you - embarrassingly like i did? i didn'tl cry out but i have to say you would be in good company here. when the queen consort came by earlier, people were screaming and clapping.
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getting their phones out, you should be down here, you would fit right in. you just need your tent and your waterproofs. these campers are so hardy, aren't they? some of them will be out here for five nights. they absolutely love it. they do it for royal occasion after royal occasion. probably, for king charles and the queen consort, it is nice to have that greeting ahead of these events. obviously they are feeling nervous about the coronation ceremony and everything it entails. but to see people there for you and supporting you, i'm sure that means a lot to them. whenever you see a member of the royal family here, a lot to them. whenever you see a member of the royalfamily here, the reception is amazing. this is why people are here. king charles will be working as well, today he will be meeting canadian and amazonian indigenous leaders. he will be meeting other people tomorrow. this
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is very much a working week for him, as well as the coronation, he will be having meetings with officials from across the world. wanting to make people feel incredibly welcome, it is an incredibly busy week for him. i'm sure his looking to put his feet up after the concert on sunday. there is one—man in london who has the hottest tickets in town. that is lionel richie the singer. yesterday there was a special garden party at there was a special garden party at the palace, he was there in top hat and tails. i the palace, he was there in top hat and tails. :, :, : the palace, he was there in top hat and tails-_ he i and tails. i love lionel richie. he not an and tails. i love lionel richie. he got an invite _ and tails. i love lionel richie. he got an invite with _ and tails. i love lionel richie. he got an invite with his _ and tails. i love lionel richie. he| got an invite with his involvement in the princes trust. and then on sunday he will be the headline act at the coronation concert. he has been telling journalists that he feels like a kid at christmas. he will be almost at as many events as
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king charles. lltlul’iiiii will be almost at as many events as king charles— king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? — king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? i— king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? i don't _ king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? i don't know. - king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? i don't know. was - king charles. will he be dancing on the ceiling? i don't know. was it i the ceiling? i don't know. was it kina the ceiling? i don't know. was it king charles _ the ceiling? i don't know. was it king charles or— the ceiling? i don't know. was it king charles or the _ the ceiling? i don't know. was it king charles or the queen - the ceiling? i don't know. was it i king charles or the queen consort that asked for lionel richie? if you are the headliner, one of the big two has bubbly asked for you. liane]! two has bubbly asked for you. lionel richie, two has bubbly asked for you. lionel richie. that — two has bubbly asked for you. lionel richie, that smooth _ two has bubbly asked for you. lionel richie, that smooth voice, _ two has bubbly asked for you. lionel richie, that smooth voice, hello. - richie, that smooth voice, hello. once, twice a lady. i'm guessing it's the queen consort. there could be a little bit of both. one thing i want to ask you, i saw you earlier talking to all those people with a tense, what is it that motivate someone to come and set up a tent six days ahead of an event? how crazy are they about the royal family that they are willing to do that? especially given the weather. it is a good question, it is what i have asked everyone that i have
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spoken to. they generally say it is a moment of history. they don't want to miss it. they also really enjoy the process of camping out and having that little community together. all the other fans, having that little community together. all the otherfans, the flags, the hunting. the campers are kind of a tourist attraction themselves. you have people asking for selfies with them. they enjoy all the buzz and excitement ahead of the coronation. some of them do it year after year for all the royal events. it is a real highlight for them. for most people, you think camping in london is a nightmare, but these people enjoyed as much as the day itself, is thejubilee or the day itself, is thejubilee or the coronation. the the day itself, is the jubilee or the coronation.— the day itself, is the jubilee or the coronation. the big question that many people _ the coronation. the big question that many people at _ the coronation. the big question that many people at home - the coronation. the big question that many people at home are l that many people at home are desperate to ask is whether they go to the loo? :. desperate to ask is whether they go to the loo? . ,:, . :, :,, desperate to ask is whether they go to the loo? . ,:, . , : to the loo? there are portaloos. but i have a to the loo? there are portaloos. but i have a hot — to the loo? there are portaloos. but
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i have a hot tip. _ to the loo? there are portaloos. but i have a hot tip, bring _ to the loo? there are portaloos. but i have a hot tip, bring your - i have a hot tip, bring your own toilet roll! there are also coffee shops nearby. you have to be like a scout or like you are in the army. you have to be prepared for every eventuality. i would be terrible, i turn up with a chair and no umbrella. these people are serious, they have clothing for every occasion and ubiquitous union flag poncho, stuffed corgis. they have everything. they have packed enough for a two—week holiday for a few nights down here. amazing and you know what? they are going to be rewarded with the best view in town, so good on them. thank you very much, charlotte gallagher bear who has been talking to those people in the crowds and along the mall. the fact is, if you want a good view of what is going on in terms of the king's procession, the procession from buckingham palace to where i am now, westminster abbey, what you need to do is wait for 6am
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