i'm christian fraser and this is a special coronation addiction of the context. king charles makes a surprise visit with the prince and princess of wales.— princess of wales. excited, a bit nervous. princess of wales. excited, a bit nervous- can't— princess of wales. excited, a bit nervous. can't wait. _ princess of wales. excited, a bit| nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has _ nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has turned _ nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has turned out _ nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has turned out fit - nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has turned out fit for - nervous. can't wait. westminster abbey has turned out fit for a - nervous. can't wait. westminsterl abbey has turned out fit for a king ahead of tomorrow's coronation. the dignitaries and heads of state arrive in london — 100 are expected at the coronation tomorrow.

hello, i'm christian fraser and we are here at buckingham palace on the ease eve of a historical day. in the next few hours, we will talk to artists and historians about what it means for them and the rest of the uk, and of course, those around the world. we'll talk to people who love the monarchy and who does who want to abolish it. right now, the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace before tomorrow's ceremony. around 100 heads of state will be in london on saturday with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. in the last hour, these pictures have been coming into us from westminster abbey. it gives you an idea of how it will look for tomorrow's ceremony. all the chairs

arranged, some very ornate chairs, deep reds taking centre stage. the coronation chair in the middle. earlier, king charles, the prince and the princess of wales made a surprise appearance, greeting crowds who were camping out ahead of the coronation. william and kate went down the other side. many of them camping out despite the rain. here is some of king charles�*s walk about with the microphones up. let's have a listen. , , ., a listen. yes! i came here 'ust a ureat a listen. yes! i came here 'ust a great view. i a listen. yes! i came here 'ust a great view. -- fl a listen. yes! i came here 'ust a great view. -- greet * a listen. yes! i came here 'ust a great view. -- greet you. b a listen. yes! i came herejust a great view. -- greet you. hi! i

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nation. . , ., ~ , ., nation. really well, thank you. excited, nation. really well, thank you. excited. a _ nation. really well, thank you. excited, a big _ nation. really well, thank you. excited, a big day _ nation. really well, thank you. excited, a big day ahead - nation. really well, thank you. excited, a big day ahead but i nation. really well, thank you. | excited, a big day ahead but i'm can't wait. hopefully sort of relatively calm outside. what about kin: relatively calm outside. what about king charles? _ relatively calm outside. what about king charles? it's _ relatively calm outside. what about king charles? it's nice _ relatively calm outside. what about king charles? it's nice to _ relatively calm outside. what about king charles? it's nice to be - relatively calm outside. what about king charles? it's nice to be out. king charles? it's nice to be out here and saying _ king charles? it's nice to be out here and saying hello _ king charles? it's nice to be out here and saying hello to - king charles? it's nice to be out i here and saying hello to everyone. we'll be here overnight. are you staying overnight?— staying overnight? every day, ho efull staying overnight? every day, hopefully will _ staying overnight? every day, hopefully will be _ staying overnight? every day, hopefully will be dried. - staying overnight? every day, hopefully will be dried. are i staying overnight? every day, l hopefully will be dried. are you tired? a bit. _ hopefully will be dried. are you tired? a bit. on _ hopefully will be dried. are you tired? a bit. on the _ hopefully will be dried. are you tired? a bit. on the hours- hopefully will be dried. are you tired? a bit. on the hours for. tired? a bit. on the hours for everything- — tired? a bit. on the hours for everything. have _ tired? a bit. on the hours for everything. have you - tired? a bit. on the hours for everything. have you got - tired? a bit. on the hours for everything. have you got an. tired? a bit. on the hours for- everything. have you got an early start tomorrow? _ everything. have you got an early start tomorrow? yes, _ everything. have you got an early start tomorrow? yes, but - everything. have you got an early start tomorrow? yes, but i - everything. have you got an early start tomorrow? yes, but i think| start tomorrow? yes, but i think eve one start tomorrow? yes, but i think everyone has- — start tomorrow? yes, but i think everyone has. no _ start tomorrow? yes, but i think everyone has. no doubt - start tomorrow? yes, but i think everyone has. no doubt the - start tomorrow? yes, but i think i everyone has. no doubt the young ro als will everyone has. no doubt the young royals will be _ everyone has. no doubt the young royals will be part _ everyone has. no doubt the young royals will be part of _ everyone has. no doubt the young royals will be part of the _ everyone has. no doubt the young royals will be part of the focus - royals will be part of the focus tomorrow and prince george has a part to play. he's going to be one of the pages, so some nerves about. let's have a listen to what prince william had to say about it. you're

from leicester? _ bit of sunshine? it's going to be phenomenal. are you guys camping? we'll be here when you come by tomorrow — we'll be here when you come by tomorrow— we'll be here when you come by tomorrow. �* , , ., ~ , tomorrow. i'm sure you will keep each other— tomorrow. i'm sure you will keep each other going _ tomorrow. i'm sure you will keep each other going tonight. - tomorrow. i'm sure you will keep each other going tonight. have i tomorrow. i'm sure you will keep l each other going tonight. have you been to this performance? it’s each other going tonight. have you been to this performance?- been to this performance? it's the first time. been to this performance? it's the first time- very — been to this performance? it's the first time. very impressed. - been to this performance? it's the | first time. very impressed. there's auoin to first time. very impressed. there's going to be — first time. very impressed. there's going to be a lot— first time. very impressed. there's going to be a lot of— first time. very impressed. there's going to be a lot of partying - first time. very impressed. there's going to be a lot of partying goingl going to be a lot of partying going on, i think. going to be a lot of partying going on, ithink. nice going to be a lot of partying going on, i think. nice to see you guys. not the first time for many, some of those people up at the top of the mall or the die—hard royals. that's not how everybody feels about it.

with me as grahame smith, the leader of republic, who wants to elect a head of state. welcome to the programme. where will you be tomorrow? i programme. where will you be tomorrow?— programme. where will you be tomorrow? , ., ., ., ., tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar sa uare tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar square with _ tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar square with quite _ tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar square with quite a _ tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar square with quite a lot - tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar square with quite a lot of - tomorrow? i will be on trafalgar| square with quite a lot of people coming down. about 2000 people. we will come down to protest right at the edge of the procession, so we hope we will be impossible to ignore, as the processing goes to the abbey and on the way back to. the security night, people can see behind us, it's very tight. have you had an open conversation with the police? had an open conversation with the olice? ~ �* , ., ., had an open conversation with the olice? ~ �* , ., ~ ., police? we've been talking to the olice police? we've been talking to the police since _ police? we've been talking to the police since january, _ police? we've been talking to the police since january, so _ police? we've been talking to the police since january, so we've - police? we've been talking to the| police since january, so we've had police since january, so we've had two face—to—face meetings with commanders and other conversations on the phone. they have no concerns about our protests, so i encourage everyone who opposes the monarchy to come down. we have no plans to

disrupt it, at all. it is about making sure... this is not a country of royalist, and we want to get up to the point that we want to reject the coronation in the monarchy. i want to talk about a letter that was sent to you because the law has changed. the police have more power is now to crackdown on protests that disrupt the way people go about their lives. how does that impinge on you, i did you feel threatened by that? it on you, i did you feel threatened by that? ., , , on you, i did you feel threatened by that? . , , ., �* , on you, i did you feel threatened by that? ., , ., �*, ., that? it was very odd. it's not the home office's _ that? it was very odd. it's not the home office's job _ that? it was very odd. it's not the home office's job to _ that? it was very odd. it's not the home office's job to do _ that? it was very odd. it's not the home office's job to do the - home office's job to do the policing, so why they sent it, we don't know. we can only assume... well, it felt like they were trying to deter us, but if you read the letter, the new laws don't impact on what we are doing in the police have been clear about that. for what we are doing in the police have been clear about that.— been clear about that. for some --eole, been clear about that. for some people, journalist _ been clear about that. for some people, journalist like _ been clear about that. for some people, journalist like myself, l been clear about that. for some i people, journalist like myself, have felt uncomfortable that people who wanted to protest around the time of

the late queen's funeral found such a reaction and some of them were arrested. there is a time and place, and i'm going to talk about that in and i'm going to talk about that in a second, but you can be a royalist and you can be a defender of free speech and the ability to protest. do you still feel able to do that? absolutely. the arrests were appalling, and i spoken to the met, and it was individual officers. 0ne and it was individual officers. one of them, simon hill, was charged but the charges were dropped. it is a worry of is there a threat, but i would say that they have been very clear that there's no concern as far as the police, and when the left came out, we had a lot of support from peoples that support the monarchy, saying we obviously have a

right to protest to. but monarchy, saying we obviously have a right to protest to.— right to protest to. but you've 'ust seen the excitement i right to protest to. but you've 'ust seen the excitement and i right to protest to. but you've 'ust seen the excitement and the i seen the excitement and the happiness and people who've come to the mall who very much our royalists, and this is a celebration of royalty tomorrow. is this the right place to be protesting? it is absolutel right place to be protesting? it 3 absolutely because only 9%, according to one poll, are enthusiastic about this. that's not a huge indication that the polling is quite clear, most people are not interested. this is not a party, this is a state institution spending a quarter of £1 billion on a parade and a ceremony which they do not need to do. we and a ceremony which they do not need to do— and a ceremony which they do not need to do. we don't know the full total because _ need to do. we don't know the full total because it _ need to do. we don't know the full total because it hasn't. .. - need to do. we don't know the full total because it hasn't. .. i - need to do. we don't know the full total because it hasn't. .. i think. total because it hasn't. .. i think the figures _ total because it hasn't. .. i think the figures that _ total because it hasn't. .. i think the figures that have _ total because it hasn't. .. i think the figures that have come i total because it hasn't. .. i think the figures that have come out| total because it hasn't. .. i think- the figures that have come out from the figures that have come out from the press, it... when you see the level for the security, all these people coming overseas, and we know from the queen's funeral that people on multi—million pound bills after that. on multi-million pound bills after that. ., ., , ,

that. that money comes back in the form of tourism _ that. that money comes back in the form of tourism and _ that. that money comes back in the form of tourism and people - that. that money comes back in the form of tourism and people visiting | form of tourism and people visiting and spitting money. trio. form of tourism and people visiting and spitting money.— and spitting money. no, they wouldn't. _ and spitting money. no, they wouldn't, they _ and spitting money. no, they wouldn't, they declined i and spitting money. no, they wouldn't, they declined to i and spitting money. no, they| wouldn't, they declined to say and spitting money. no, they i wouldn't, they declined to say that because we challenge them on that and they said, the figures show that when you have these big events, lots of people come to see the event and everybody else tends to stay away. the evidence is there's no benefit for tourism. this is about our democracy, so we object to it because of the principal, because the institution doesn't live up to high standards, and we need a better democracy. fine high standards, and we need a better democra . ., , high standards, and we need a better democra . . , , ., . democracy. one last question. when --eole are democracy. one last question. when people are asked _ democracy. one last question. when people are asked this _ democracy. one last question. when people are asked this question i democracy. one last question. whenj people are asked this question about what replaces the royal family, they don't always necessarily like the alternatives. there are two options — elected head of state or a head of state that is chosen by political parties. we've seen in australia, during the referendum in 1999, the vote was split because people couldn't decide what they wanted as an alternative. what you tend to get, if you have a political process to elect a head of state, you get

split politics. i to elect a head of state, you get split politics-— split politics. i don't think that's the problem _ split politics. i don't think that's the problem in _ split politics. i don't think that's the problem in israel. _ split politics. i don't think that's the problem in israel. i- split politics. i don't think that's the problem in israel. i think. split politics. i don't think that's| the problem in israel. i think it's got other problems. they still have a prime minister leading the government. australia was also, many reasons why they didn't vote yes. i think they will next time. across europe, you have very successful heads of state, and what we're saying is take what we have, two halves, fully elected prime minister and you elect somebody to guard the government. the king will only do what the prime minister tells him. they do not provide any guarantees or protections for our constitution, and the whole system needs reform. it should be on a matter of principle talk to bottom. it works all over the place, and some of their presidents are exceptional and have been elected by the people. it's good to see you. i hope you can protest really tomorrow and there is a place. thank you for coming along.

as i say, it is much quieter here tonight. when i was speaking to you last night, you would've seen people milling around outside. but you'll see the victorian monument has been completely locked down. just up there are the plants with the cameras in position for the big day. this grand empathy area where people will be sitting tomorrow, members of the nhs, veterans, charities that have been invited —— grand amphitheatre. it looked truly fantastic. the mall is dressed in all the hunting and commonwealth flags. wejust all the hunting and commonwealth flags. we just talked about those who don't like royalty, let's talk to someone who most definitely does like royalty. we got with us someone who knows the king very well. he has been to a coronation party this week with the king. and he is from

poland. i'm going to try and get your name right.— your name right. that's it, congratulations! _ your name right. that's it, congratulations! how- your name right. that's it, congratulations! how did i your name right. that's it, i congratulations! how did you your name right. that's it, _ congratulations! how did you manage that? i congratulations! how did you manage that? ., ., , . that? i got a very good producer! how do you _ that? i got a very good producer! how do you know _ that? i got a very good producer! how do you know the _ that? i got a very good producer! how do you know the king? it's l how do you know the king? it�*s exaggerated to say that i know him very well, but it's about 20 years that i met his majesty. he was in poland and we had a very nice meeting in one of our palaces, in kharkov, and many times i was invited to some parties. i saw a pond very, but saved on by his majesty, and we had the privilege, big honour, and the most important pleasure to be at the coronation party on the third and the royal tent. �* ., r'

party on the third and the royal tent. �* , tent. i've never asked somebody this, but tent. i've never asked somebody this. but are _ tent. i've never asked somebody this, but are you _ tent. i've never asked somebody this, but are you noble? - tent. i've never asked somebody this, but are you noble? are i tent. i've never asked somebody this, but are you noble? are you j tent. i've never asked somebody i this, but are you noble? are you a polish noble? irate this, but are you noble? are you a polish noble?— polish noble? we are princely famil . polish noble? we are princely family. what does _ polish noble? we are princely family. what does that - polish noble? we are princely| family. what does that mean? polish noble? we are princely i family. what does that mean? if the title which was _ family. what does that mean? if the title which was in _ family. what does that mean? if the title which was in the _ family. what does that mean? if the title which was in the family - family. what does that mean? if the title which was in the family since i title which was in the family since 1647, and ourfamily�*s quite old, i would say. not as old as the british, but about 1000 years. we were very much involved in the polish politics and the polish culture and military, so there are many marshals, many people of the army in my family, and also prints regions. the proclamation of the polish independence in 1918, that was done by my uncle, the prince regent. he was done by my uncle, the prince recent. , . , . ., regent. he secured independence for poland? yes, — regent. he secured independence for poland? yes, that's _ regent. he secured independence for poland? yes, that's true. _ regent. he secured independence for poland? yes, that's true. your - poland? yes, that's true. your school friends _ poland? yes, that's true. your school friends with _ poland? yes, that's true. your school friends with the - poland? yes, that's true. your i school friends with the president. he was across the road? high school friends, he was across the road? high school friends. yes- — he was across the road? high school friends, yes. he's— he was across the road? high school friends, yes. he's a _ he was across the road? high school friends, yes. he's a little _ he was across the road? high school friends, yes. he's a little older i friends, yes. he's a little older but we were in the same high school. you heard what graham was saying, there are people here who don't

think we should have a hereditary... i heard that. think we should have a hereditary... i heard that-— i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people — i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would _ i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look _ i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look at - i heard that. what would you say? a lot of people would look at the i lot of people would look at the european royalty and nobility and say that's the model for us, and they call them in europe the bicycle monarchs. they're very low—key, low budget. he will say that's what we should have. what would you say? what i would then say how many countries are kingdoms now? spain is a total different kingdom. it's much closer to the british monarchy with the etiquette and all this. we are talking more about the nordic states like sweden, norway, perhaps also the netherlands, where you really have a lot of bikes, this is true! the countries are also very modern, but i wouldn't say that they are such low budget as everybody thinks. i think that the kingdom could be even cheaper than all the elections

which are done in the meantime because this cost money also. irate because this cost money also. we discussed the coronation in the context of the cost of living crisis. 0n context of the cost of living crisis. on a slightly different level, you have talked about the cost of living with the king, more about the cost of maintaining castles. ., ., about the cost of maintaining i castles-— it's about the cost of maintaining castles. ., ., it's not castles. you got me there! it's not a problem — castles. you got me there! it's not a problem that _ castles. you got me there! it's not a problem that most _ castles. you got me there! it's not a problem that most of— castles. you got me there! it's not a problem that most of us - castles. you got me there! it's not a problem that most of us have. i castles. you got me there! it's not. a problem that most of us have. my windows need replacing, but i don't have the... acreage in your family. what do you discuss? i5 have the. .. acreage in your family. what do you discuss?— what do you discuss? is not only a discussion. — what do you discuss? is not only a discussion, it's _ what do you discuss? is not only a discussion, it's a _ what do you discuss? is not only a discussion, it's a burden _ what do you discuss? is not only a discussion, it's a burden also! i discussion, it's a burden also! laughter what a fantastic tradition. i treat myself as somebody who is more or less showing this tradition of my family, part of the polish tradition, to all the polish citizens. this is the idea which i have, i think, citizens. this is the idea which i have, ithink, his citizens. this is the idea which i have, i think, his majesty in england has more or less the same

idea of peace, that they are not only his, but they are to all the nation. this is very important. he's doing such incredible works at the dumfries house, for example. this is incredible that he's developing jobs for young people which i really admire, and he's really my role model and that.— admire, and he's really my role model and that. i've got to say it auain, model and that. i've got to say it again. jan. _ model and that. i've got to say it again. jan. it's— model and that. i've got to say it again, jan, it's a _ model and that. i've got to say it again, jan, it's a great _ model and that. i've got to say it again, jan, it's a great pleasure i model and that. i've got to say it. again, jan, it's a great pleasure to meet you. will you be there tomorrow?— meet you. will you be there tomorrow? ., ., , ., �* tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too hiuh, tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too high. a — tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too high. a little. — tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too high, a little. lovely _ tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too high, a little. lovely to - tomorrow? know, there was and i'm too high, a little. lovely to see i too high, a little. lovely to see ou. too high, a little. lovely to see you- while _ too high, a little. lovely to see you. while king _ too high, a little. lovely to see you. while king charles - too high, a little. lovely to see i you. while king charles succeeded his mother as the head of the commonwealth, the future of a monarch living in the uk also being the head of state and other independent commonwealth countries the world is being called into question. barbados has already become a republic, a other nations

are preparing their own recommended, including jamaica. i'mjoined by including jamaica. i'm joined by katty including jamaica. i'mjoined by katty kay, who is down at westminster abbey. the king's had a really busy day today. he's been at muldrow house, meeting 50 plus leaders around the commonwealth, and there is this question about whether there is this question about whether the commonwealth needs a monarchy or whether the monarchy needs the commonwealth.— whether the monarchy needs the commonwealth. ., ., commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth _ commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth could _ commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth could be _ commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth could be a _ commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth could be a group i commonwealth. yeah, or whether the commonwealth could be a group of. commonwealth could be a group of countries that co—operates together around the world, but don't necessarily have to have some of the members having the king as their head of state. i think it surprises people the fact that the king is still head of the state of other countries beyond the united kingdom. 0ne countries beyond the united kingdom. one of those countries being canada. let's speak to lawyer rich talbert, an expert on canadian constitutional law. thank you very much forjoining me. i know you are helping jamaica

work on its transition. you would like to see canada get rid of king charles. —— as it had a state. —— head of state. what are you trying to do there? ,., ., .,, state. what are you trying to do there? ,., ., ._ ., state. what are you trying to do there? , ._ ., i. state. what are you trying to do there? ., i. �*, there? good day to you. it's a pleasure _ there? good day to you. it's a pleasure to — there? good day to you. it's a pleasure to be _ there? good day to you. it's a pleasure to be with _ there? good day to you. it's a pleasure to be with you. i'm l there? good day to you. it's a pleasure to be with you. i'm a canadian, _ pleasure to be with you. i'm a canadian, a _ pleasure to be with you. i'm a canadian, a proud canadian, but i look_ canadian, a proud canadian, but i look around — canadian, a proud canadian, but i look around the world in awe and admiration— look around the world in awe and admiration of my commonwealth cousins _ admiration of my commonwealth cousins who have had the because courage _ cousins who have had the because courage to— cousins who have had the because courage to do what i wish my own countries — courage to do what i wish my own countries and would do, which is to the link_ countries and would do, which is to the link ourselves from the monarchy. an institution that colonialists, elitists, and racist, at least — colonialists, elitists, and racist, at least historically. i look abroad and admiration. | at least historically. i look abroad and admiration.— at least historically. i look abroad and admiration. i was looking at the oinion and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls _ and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls as _ and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls as we _ and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls as we came _ and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls as we came on - and admiration. i was looking at the opinion polls as we came on air, i and admiration. i was looking at the| opinion polls as we came on air, and untilfairly recently, canadians had a pretty favourable view of the

monarchy, but i know it has been declining. doesn't depend on who is sitting on the floor in here? how do they feel about king william, queen elizabeth, what you read into the polls? pt. elizabeth, what you read into the olls? �* . �* , , ., polls? a recent angus reid poll re orted polls? a recent angus reid poll reported that — polls? a recent angus reid poll reported that 6096 _ polls? a recent angus reid poll reported that 6096 of _ polls? a recent angus reid poll reported that 6096 of canadians reported that 60% of canadians across — reported that 60% of canadians across the country oppose king charles — across the country oppose king charles being our monarch. that's quite _ charles being our monarch. that's quite jarring, isn't it? at this moment, _ quite jarring, isn't it? at this moment, the day before the coronation, for angus reid to report to us— coronation, for angus reid to report to us canadians how we feel about our head _ to us canadians how we feel about our head of— to us canadians how we feel about our head of state. if to us canadians how we feel about our head of state.— our head of state. if 6096 of the country opposes _ our head of state. if 6096 of the country opposes having - our head of state. if 6096 of the country opposes having the i our head of state. if 6096 of the | country opposes having the uk's monarch as canada's head of state, why not hold a referendum and decide to do something differently? it’s to do something differently? it's actually quite complex, very complex for us _ actually quite complex, very complex for us to— actually quite complex, very complex for us to delink ourselves from the monarchy —

for us to delink ourselves from the monarchy. 0ur constitution is very specific— monarchy. 0ur constitution is very specific about what is required under— specific about what is required under a — specific about what is required under a law to make this change. we have to _ under a law to make this change. we have to amend our constitution. arguably, — have to amend our constitution. arguably, as i have written, the most _ arguably, as i have written, the most difficult constitution in the amend _ most difficult constitution in the amend -- — most difficult constitution in the amend —— to amend. we need approval from parliament and also each of the ten presidential legislative assemblies. that's a lot. we've never_ assemblies. that's a lot. we've never successfully use that procedure. 50 never successfully use that procedure-— never successfully use that rocedure. �* ., . procedure. so you can't do what barbados did, _ procedure. so you can't do what barbados did, for _ procedure. so you can't do what barbados did, for example, i procedure. so you can't do what barbados did, for example, and | procedure. so you can't do what i barbados did, for example, and get rid of the british monarch as the head of state? that's on a simple as what barbados did?— what barbados did? barbados's constitution _ what barbados did? barbados's constitution allows _ what barbados did? barbados's constitution allows it _ what barbados did? barbados's constitution allows it to - what barbados did? barbados's constitution allows it to make i what barbados did? barbados's i constitution allows it to make that change _ constitution allows it to make that change by— constitution allows it to make that change by a simple majority vote. excuse _ change by a simple majority vote. excuse me. — change by a simple majority vote. excuse me, a two thirds supermajority vote in parliament — that's _ supermajority vote in parliament — that's it _ supermajority vote in parliament — that's it - — supermajority vote in parliament — that's it — and they did it because they— that's it — and they did it because they had — that's it — and they did it because they had the political will to do it. they had the political will to do it in— they had the political will to do it. in canada, it's much more complex _

it. in canada, it's much more complex. the law tells us we me these _ complex. the law tells us we me these majorities from all political actors _ these majorities from all political actors. we have to use a referendum because _ actors. we have to use a referendum because we _ actors. we have to use a referendum because we set the historical precedent that requires us to use a rest of— precedent that requires us to use a rest of her— precedent that requires us to use a rest of her and him any we engage in a major— rest of her and him any we engage in a major constitutional reform. rich talbert, thank _ a major constitutional reform. rich talbert, thank you _ a major constitutional reform. i1 cri talbert, thank you so a major constitutional reform. i261 talbert, thank you so much a major constitutional reform. ii c�*i talbert, thank you so much for joining us. christian, it's a complicated situation and i thinking charles recognises he will not be head of state of the number of countries he is currently. i heard that doesn't bother him particularly, that he recognises this is the direction those countries are heading. whether it will happen in canada, we don't know, and there will be tomorrow a strong canadian delegation at westminster abbey of people presumably who do still support king

charles being there king. yeah. presumably who do still support king charles being there king.— charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have _ charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been _ charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been a _ charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been a fly _ charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been a fly on - charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been a fly on the - charles being there king. yeah, i'd love to have been a fly on the wall| love to have been a fly on the wall at the lunch. jamaican leadership was there and you wonder whether they talk openly about it. i'm sure they do because the king follows events very closely, so he knows the direction. i can see clouds gathering overhead and i'm thinking about the people who are out there on the mall. charlotte gallagher is there. they had to pack up their tents for security, so how will they keep dry tonight? you'll be pleased to know the tents are about three or four deep on the mall. it's a pleasant evening, people getting together, sharing a drink, taking photos — all over the world. from the uk, the us,

australia, thailand — you literally meet someone from every corner of the globe when you're down here. simon, are you ready? i’m the globe when you're down here. simon, are you ready?— simon, are you ready? i'm well read , i simon, are you ready? i'm well ready. i got— simon, are you ready? i'm well ready. i got my _ simon, are you ready? i'm well ready, i got my bed _ simon, are you ready? i'm well ready, i got my bed and - simon, are you ready? i'm well ready, i got my bed and my - ready, i got my bed and my bedding here. slight substance to help me through the night. i got my sandwiches, thanks to my wife, and i'm really looking forward to tomorrow and i think we should say god bless king charles! your blanket is fantastic and _ god bless king charles! your blanket is fantastic and very _ god bless king charles! your blanket is fantastic and very patriotic. - god bless king charles! your blanket is fantastic and very patriotic. i'm - is fantastic and very patriotic. i'm worried it's thin. i is fantastic and very patriotic. i'm worried it's thin.— worried it's thin. i have more in there, worried it's thin. i have more in there. and _ worried it's thin. i have more in there. and a — worried it's thin. i have more in there, and a pillow, _ worried it's thin. i have more in there, and a pillow, don't- worried it's thin. i have more in l there, and a pillow, don't worry! i'll be fine!— there, and a pillow, don't worry! i'll be fine! �*, ., i'll be fine! let's meet some other --eole i'll be fine! let's meet some other pebble camping _ i'll be fine! let's meet some other people camping out. _ i'll be fine! let's meet some other people camping out. jackie, - i'll be fine! let's meet some otherj people camping out. jackie, carol. hello. ~ �* . ., people camping out. jackie, carol. hello. ~ �* . . ., people camping out. jackie, carol. hello. ~ �* . . . . , _ hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've not hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've got lots _ hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've got lots of _ hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've got lots of wine. _ hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've got lots of wine. two - hello. we're nice and warm, happy, we've got lots of wine. two lifelong | we've got lots of wine. two lifelong friends you — we've got lots of wine. two lifelong friends you decided _ we've got lots of wine. two lifelong friends you decided to _ we've got lots of wine. two lifelong friends you decided to do _ we've got lots of wine. two lifelong friends you decided to do this - friends you decided to do this together? it’s friends you decided to do this touether? �* , ., friends you decided to do this touether? �*, ., ., , , together? it's on our bucket list and we decided _ together? it's on our bucket list and we decided to _ together? it's on our bucket list and we decided to just - together? it's on our bucket list and we decided to just come. i together? it's on our bucket list i and we decided to just come. you and we decided to 'ust come. you have your _ and we decided tojust come. have your patriotic glasses of and we decided tojust comem have your patriotic glasses of wine. absolutely, and we've got a lovely

tent, _ absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and — absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and we're _ absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and we're going _ absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and we're going to _ absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and we're going to sleep - absolutely, and we've got a lovely tent, and we're going to sleep thej tent, and we're going to sleep the night _ tent, and we're going to sleep the night and — tent, and we're going to sleep the night and just— tent, and we're going to sleep the night and just have _ tent, and we're going to sleep the night and just have fun. _ tent, and we're going to sleep the night and just have fun. find- tent, and we're going to sleep the night and just have fun.— night and just have fun. and the atmosphere _ night and just have fun. and the atmosphere is so _ night and just have fun. and the atmosphere is so lovely. - night and just have fun. and the atmosphere is so lovely. we'rel atmosphere is so lovely. we're really having — atmosphere is so lovely. we're really having fun. _ atmosphere is so lovely. we're really having fun. made - atmosphere is so lovely. we're really having fun. made lots i atmosphere is so lovely. we're really having fun. made lots of| really having fun. made lots of friends — really having fun. made lots of friends with people behind us. hello! — friends with people behind us. hello! vicky from wales, it's been great fun. i hello! vicky from wales, it's been ureat fun. u, , hello! vicky from wales, it's been ureat fun. , �* hello! vicky from wales, it's been ureat fun. , i. �* ., hello! vicky from wales, it's been areatfun. , �* ., great fun. i can see you've got your icnic great fun. i can see you've got your picnic there- — great fun. i can see you've got your picnic there. yeah, _ great fun. i can see you've got your picnic there. yeah, we've _ great fun. i can see you've got your picnic there. yeah, we've both - picnic there. yeah, we've both sto ed picnic there. yeah, we've both stepped up- — picnic there. yeah, we've both stepped up- why _ picnic there. yeah, we've both stopped up. why did _ picnic there. yeah, we've both stopped up. why did you - picnic there. yeah, we've both | stopped up. why did you decide picnic there. yeah, we've both - stopped up. why did you decide to come down _ stopped up. why did you decide to come down and _ stopped up. why did you decide to come down and camped _ stopped up. why did you decide to come down and camped overnight| stopped up. why did you decide to i come down and camped overnight on the concrete?— the concrete? we've done it before, had a great — the concrete? we've done it before, had a great time, _ the concrete? we've done it before, had a great time, so _ the concrete? we've done it before, had a great time, so we _ the concrete? we've done it before, had a great time, so we thought - the concrete? we've done it before, had a great time, so we thought we| had a great time, so we thought we would do it again, why not? once—in—a—lifetime as well. it really is such a fun atmosphere. people that have never met before, becoming friends, sharing a drink— come on down if you're in london! i want iwanta i want a bit more of that. we'll

discuss plenty more about the coronation. to stay with us. hello. weekend forecast coming up injust a moment. first of all, a look back on friday's weather. and it was a day of sunny spells and widespread showers. northern ireland, england and wales, a number of those showers turned thundery like this really hefty downpour working across staffordshire. our radar and lightning detector picked up those storms, particularly frequent thunderstorms across eastern areas of england, with a few for the midlands, wales and one or two rumbling away in northern ireland as well. overnight, very gradually it will become calmer, with showers becoming less widespread. later in the night, though, we're going to start to see rain arrive across the south west of england. now, temperatures overnight about 9—11 degrees, so it is going to be a mild night. then the forecast for saturday, well, this area of rain is going to be moving up from the south and west. so, for london, for the coronation,

it looks like, yes, there will be some rain around for the most part, probably quite light and drizzly in nature. but there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in as well. elsewhere, the heavier rain will be across south west england and wales. this area of wet weather then pushes northwards, reaching northern england later in the afternoon. ahead of that, for scotland and for northern ireland, saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. apart from northeast scotland, where it will continue to be quite cloudy and cool with highs of ii in aberdeen. otherwise, 15—18 degrees should feel 0k and you might manage a few sunny spells across the southeast late in the day. then, as we go through saturday night, showers will push the way northwards, eventually reaching eastern scotland later in the night. another mild night, temperatures about 9—12 degrees. and then through sunday, it is a day where we'll see some showers develop. they are most likely to form across scotland and eastern areas of england, something a bit drier for wales and western england. not a bad kind of day in northern ireland, although there will be a band

of rain approaching from the west late in the day. given a bit of sunshine could actually be a bit warmer, with temperatures pushing up into the low 20s in the warmest spots. we've got more unsettled weather for monday — a day of sunshine and showers. the showers widespread, a number of them becoming thundery and some will have hail mixed in as well. between those heavy downpours in the may sunshine, it will still feel 0k, and it's getting a bit warmer in northeast scotland. so, over the next few days, rain around on saturday and showers turning increasingly heavy and thundery over the next few days.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. king charles makes a surprise visit to fans waiting on the mall with the prince and princess of wales. excited, a bit nervous. obviously a big day ahead. can't wait, actually. fit for a king ahead of tomorrow's coronation. and rishi sunak and other commonwealth heads of state arrive for a reception that is being held this evening at the palace.

welcome back to buckingham palace, ahead of the big event on saturday, the coronation of king charles ii! and queen camilla. king charles has beenjoined by the prince and princess of wales for a walk about on the mall to meet well—wishers from all over the world. it is for the day of rehearsals and diplomatic duties for the king in advance of the coronation. thousands of people are coming here to london, already on the mall, tens of millions expected to watch the ceremony around the world as well. let's hear from our royal correspondent. cheering. just a matter of hours to go now. and for those who've already taken up their places on the mall, a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. keep you all dry. catherine with the children and prince george's role as a pageboy. they're really well, thank you. are they excited? excited. a bit nervous, obviously, with a big day ahead.

but can't wait, actually. vip guests are arriving in london. prime ministers from the ia other countries which have the british monarch as their head of state were at buckingham palace. several of them are committed republicans, but this really wasn't the moment for that kind of discussion. instead, from prince william... we're praying for the weather. we need a bit of sunshine tomorrow. indeed, indeed. and here's why the weather is on everyone's mind. this was westminster abbey for a period this morning. a little earlier, the king and queen consort had arrived for a full dress rehearsal, a run—through of all the elements of the service. and it's one of those elements, the homage of the people, which continues to cause comment. jonathan dimbleby is a long—standing friend of the king from his days as prince of wales. he believes the homage, where the public is invited to swear allegiance to the king, is misguided. i can think of nothing that he would find more abhorrent. he's never wanted to be revered.

he's never wanted, so far as i know, to have anyone pay homage to him except in mock terms as a joke. he wants, i think, to feel that people will share in the event. and i don't quite know how this might have happened. buckingham palace said mr dimbleby was speaking on his own account. in a lightervein, a surprise for travellers. my wife and i wish you and your families a wonderful— coronation weekend. wherever you are travelling, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey. rail passengers are hearing some familiar voices over the public address system. and remember, please mind the gap. inside the abbey, all the flower arrangements are in place. and from the palace tonight, a glimpse of the coronation theatre, the area in front of the high altar with the coronation chair on which the king will be crowned in the centre and other chairs

to one side and the rear. ceremonial london is ready. the morning awaits. and there will be many thousands who will be echoing prince william's hope that, just possibly, the weather will be kind. nicholas witchell, bbc news. i'm not too sure about that. i think it's going to hose down in the next few minutes. there are some very dark clouds above buckingham palace. there are some very dark clouds above buckingham palace. world leaders, foreign royals and other overseas dignitaries have been gathering at buckingham palace — ahead of king charles' coronation on saturday. the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace — before tomorrow's historic ceremony. around 100 heads of state will be in london for the coronation on saturday, with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. one of them of course, the first lady of the united states, doctor joe biden, who we sawjust a short time ago. and also, one of the other

guests of honour, the first lady of ukraine. joining me now from our newsroom is our diplomatic correspondent james landale. lots of pomp and ceremony and celebration, james, but this has also been a very important day for diplomacy, notjust for the royal diplomacy, not just for the royal family diplomacy, notjust for the royal family but also for the british government. family but also for the british government-— family but also for the british covernment. . , _ , , government. yeah, simply because it is very rare — government. yeah, simply because it is very rare indeed _ government. yeah, simply because it is very rare indeed that _ government. yeah, simply because it is very rare indeed that the _ government. yeah, simply because it is very rare indeed that the british . is very rare indeed that the british government will have around 100 heads of state in the uk at any one time. it's incredibly hard to be precise in these numbers but we think more are here today and for this weekend. then were attending the queens funeral last year, because if you remember the queens funeral was obviously, the invitations to the funeral where short notice. it also classed with the united nations, so not every head of government could come. we now know that this coronation has been the diary for some time, so a lot of them have come. it is unprecedented and it is notjust a moment for ceremony, it's also a

time for diplomacy, a time for the british government to use this opportunity to try and engage with as many of those leaders as they possibly can all in one go.- possibly can all in one go. some controversial _ possibly can all in one go. some controversial figures _ possibly can all in one go. some controversial figures here - possibly can all in one go. some controversial figures here as - possibly can all in one go. some i controversial figures here as well. from rhonda. of course, the government has this agreement with rolando at the moment for processing asylum—seekers. but someone who has change the constitution, could stay in power until 2034, he sat down with the prime minister today. and also the chinese delegation we should talk about, james. the rwandans _ should talk about, james. the rwandans have _ should talk about, james. the rwandans have a _ should talk about, james. tue: rwandans have a particular should talk about, james. t'te: rwandans have a particular role, because rwanda is chair and office of the commonwealth. and today, they are the king met many of the commonwealth leaders here in london for the first time collectively, and for the first time collectively, and for the first time collectively, and for the first time in his reign. in the rwandans are effectively in charge of that at the moment, so thatis charge of that at the moment, so that is one role he is playing here. but as you say, yeah, controversial figure. not a good place to be a

journalist, for example, at the moment. but also as you say, the chinese are here. the foreign secretary sat down today for about 20 minutes, halfan secretary sat down today for about 20 minutes, half an hour, with the chinese vice president. he is here representing president she, who was invited. the vice president comes in the presidents stead. the problem is this, until recently, the vice president, hung turn, was in charge of china's policy on hong kong. and it is in hong kong where new national security laws have been restricting peoples freedoms and liberties. in the way that the british government has decided and declared is in breach of a treaty agreement, that the uk made with china all those years ago. so this is adversely prompted some controversy. there are some mps will propose this meeting. they say that this shows just how weak britain's policy on china is at the moment. what happens there was that it comes in a time when britain's policy on china is evolving. last week the foreign secretary gave a speech in

which he essentially said that we need to do a little less fighting with china and a little bit more cooperating because the uk needs to talk to them about trade, and he is talking about climate change. at the same time, as raising difficult issues. so today the foreign secretary said he raised areas of disagreement in that meeting over hong kong, over taiwan, disagreement in that meeting over hong kong, overtaiwan, but also disagreement in that meeting over hong kong, over taiwan, but also he said i raised areas of what he called by the corporation. so that meeting, that picture will be controversial for some. controversialfor some. yeah i read his tweet on _ controversialfor some. yeah i read his tweet on the _ controversialfor some. yeah i read his tweet on the meeting _ controversialfor some. yeah i read his tweet on the meeting with - controversialfor some. yeah i read his tweet on the meeting with the l his tweet on the meeting with the chinese. he has been treating quite a lot today, james. the chinese. he has been treating quite a lot today, james.— a lot today, james. the foreign secretary is _ a lot today, james. the foreign secretary is a — a lot today, james. the foreign secretary is a prolific _ a lot today, james. the foreign secretary is a prolific tweeter. i a lot today, james. the foreign i secretary is a prolific tweeter. he is on social media a lot. today, we got ice lightly odd, unusual better footage of him. the foreign secretary decided to become a reporter, to pretend to be a reporter, to pretend to be a reporter, going down the mall, talking to the general public as if

he was a television news reporter. and welljust have a look at it, i think we got some pictures of it coming up. it's rather interesting. i don't think we've seen the foreign secretary prayer like this before. i will do my best impression of a live reporter— will do my best impression of a live reporter from the mall. so where have _ reporter from the mall. so where have you — reporter from the mall. so where have you come from's reporter from the mall. so where have you come from'- reporter from the mall. so where have you come from's sussex. my mum oriainall is have you come from's sussex. my mum originally is from _ have you come from's sussex. my mum originally is from ireland. _ have you come from's sussex. my mum originally is from ireland. 0h _ have you come from's sussex. my mum originally is from ireland. oh my - originally is from ireland. oh my cosh! originally is from ireland. oh my gosh! welcome _ originally is from ireland. oh my gosh! welcome back! _ originally is from ireland. oh my gosh! welcome back! welcomel originally is from ireland. oh my - gosh! welcome back! welcome back! sleeping _ gosh! welcome back! welcome back! sleeping on the streets tonight. well done _ sleeping on the streets tonight. well done. you _ sleeping on the streets tonight. well done. you may— sleeping on the streets tonight. well done. you may go - sleeping on the streets tonight. well done. you may go now. i sleeping on the streets tonight. i well done. you may go now. you sleeping on the streets tonight. - well done. you may go now. you may kiss my hand again. it’s well done. you may go now. you may kiss my hand again.— kiss my hand again. it's a privilege 'ust to be kiss my hand again. it's a privilege just to be here. _ kiss my hand again. it's a privilege just to be here. excellent, - just to be here. excellent, excellent. _ just to be here. excellent, excellent. surrounded - just to be here. excellent, excellent. surrounded by. just to be here. excellent, - excellent. surrounded by happy people. — excellent. surrounded by happy people, this isjames cleverly on

the mall. — people, this isjames cleverly on the mall, signing off. is people, this is james cleverly on the mall, signing off.— people, this is james cleverly on the mall, signing off. is that what that looked _ the mall, signing off. is that what that looked like? _ the mall, signing off. is that what that looked like? he's _ the mall, signing off. is that what that looked like? he's very - that looked like? he's very dramatic�*s where a bit short tomorrow, maybe we could put them somewhere down the mall, i don't know. we somewhere down the mall, i don't know. ~ , ., , , somewhere down the mall, i don't know. ,., , ,~ . ., know. we should be very clear for the audience _ know. we should be very clear for the audience that _ know. we should be very clear for the audience that there _ know. we should be very clear for the audience that there is - know. we should be very clear for the audience that there is no - know. we should be very clear for the audience that there is no such thing as fcd old news. that is not some new new service of the bbc that we are anyway endorsing. that is sort of a spoof channel but the foreign office have decided to put up foreign office have decided to put up on its own social media feed. but as you say, the foreign secretary, like many other people, taking a bit of time out of their day.— of time out of their day. james, lovel to of time out of their day. james, lovely to see — of time out of their day. james, lovely to see you. _ of time out of their day. james, lovely to see you. thank - of time out of their day. james, lovely to see you. thank you. . of time out of their day. james, | lovely to see you. thank you. as forecasted, maybe i could do a differentjob and be a member of the met forecasting. it is absolutely boring out there. maybe we will go back to charlotte gallagher who is out there and see how they are

coping. well the coronation is being closely followed not just in the commonwealth but across america too. the us first ladyjill biden will be representing the united states at the ceremony on saturday. on friday, jill biden and the wife of british prime minister rishi sunak, akshata murty, visited a local school and met with students. after which, she was scheduled to meet staff at the us embassy — and later king charles at a reception in buckingham palace. of course, these pictures will be beamed back to the united states. with me is autumn brewington, an author of royal newsletter for the washington post. lovely to see you. thank you for being with us this evening. plenty of interest, do you think, and the united states's of interest, do you think, and the united states'_ united states's there is so much interest. there _ united states's there is so much interest. there are _ united states's there is so much interest. there are so _ united states's there is so much interest. there are so much - united states's there is so much interest. there are so much and | interest. there are so much and trust. and thank you for having me. the first thing we should discuss is of course president biden is not here. what reason has he given for

that's here. what reason has he given for that' , ., ., ., ., that's well, it is traditional, no us president _ that's well, it is traditional, no us president has _ that's well, it is traditional, no us president has been - that's well, it is traditional, no us president has been to - that's well, it is traditional, no us president has been to a - us president has been to a coronation. i don't think any us presidents were invited in the first coronations after the revolution. and even though there is a lot of talk now about the special relationship, i think when the white house said that the president wouldn't be coming, theyjust said he would be hewing tradition at that the first lady would be representing him. the first lady would be representing him, ., the first lady would be representing him. ., ., . , �* . him. someone who had visited britain esterda him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told — him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told me _ him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told me there _ him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told me there had - him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told me there had been - him. someone who had visited britain yesterday told me there had been a l yesterday told me there had been a 10% increase in american visitors and just the last few weeks. so there are people who are specifically here to watch the coronation. which is a strange thing, when you consider that the united states as a republic. i think there are a — united states as a republic. i think there are a lot _ united states as a republic. i think there are a lot of— united states as a republic. i think there are a lot of americans - united states as a republic. i think there are a lot of americans here, | there are a lot of americans here, many who would say they are very proud to be free americans and enjoy our democracy, but so many americans really enjoy the spectacle. we just kind of enjoy seeing what is happening with the royal family.

kind of enjoy seeing what is happening with the royalfamily. in the british royal family happening with the royalfamily. in the british royalfamily puts happening with the royalfamily. in the british royal family puts on a really glitzy show. [30 the british royal family puts on a really glitzy show.— the british royal family puts on a really glitzy show. do we know what sort of connection _ really glitzy show. do we know what sort of connection the _ really glitzy show. do we know what sort of connection the first - really glitzy show. do we know what sort of connection the first couple . sort of connection the first couple in america has with king charles and queen camilla? what sort of relationship it is's_ queen camilla? what sort of relationship it is's well, i think, president biden, _ relationship it is's well, i think, president biden, who _ relationship it is's well, i think, president biden, who was - relationship it is's well, i think, president biden, who was vice l president biden, who was vice president for eight years, he interacted with now king charles at many different conferences and diplomatic summits over the years. so they have had meetings on the sidelines of things like thing top 26, and other kind of climate focused meetings. and that's, i thinkjohn kerry is with the first allegation and was involved with one of the meetings that i think is happening this afternoon. yes. of the meetings that i think is happening this afternoon. yes, kelly k did tell me — happening this afternoon. yes, kelly k did tell me about _ happening this afternoon. yes, kelly k did tell me about that, _ happening this afternoon. yes, kelly k did tell me about that, which - happening this afternoon. yes, kelly k did tell me about that, which is - k did tell me about that, which is interesting isn't it's because this is where the king takes a particular interest. we know that. and has forged quite a strong relationship,

particularly in glasgow at cop26, the climate change conference. right. g0 the climate change conference. riht. . . the climate change conference. right-_ just _ the climate change conference. right-_ just up - the climate change conference. right._ just up the i the climate change conference. i right._ just up the first right. go ahead. just up the first lad is right. go ahead. just up the first lady is here _ right. go ahead. just up the first lady is here representing - right. go ahead. just up the first lady is here representing the - right. go ahead. just up the first i lady is here representing the united states, and does have a delegation that allows it to be obviously, it's both personal and professional, i think. do both personal and professional, i think. ~ ., ., ., think. do we know one of the representation _ think. do we know one of the representation there - think. do we know one of the representation there is - think. do we know one of the representation there is from | think. do we know one of the i representation there is from the united states tomorrow's you talk about it being a team. who else has travelled's i about it being a team. who else has travelled' ., about it being a team. who else has travelled' . ,., . travelled's i saw a report that the first lad travelled's i saw a report that the first lady had _ travelled's i saw a report that the first lady had brought _ travelled's i saw a report that the first lady had brought a - first lady had brought a granddaughter with her. but perhaps buckingham palace was not expecting a plus one on her rsvp.— buckingham palace was not expecting a plus one on her rsvp. right. but i imaaine a plus one on her rsvp. right. but i imagine quite graciously _ a plus one on her rsvp. right. but i imagine quite graciously then probably made room.- imagine quite graciously then probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep — probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep our— probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep our eyes _ probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep our eyes open. - probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep our eyes open. we - probably made room. right. 0k. well we will keep our eyes open. we did i we will keep our eyes open. we did see actually, the american convoy going in. of course, they are much bigger vehicles than the four by four psycho and carrying other

people because of the security involved one american team travels. and we will see if we see them coming out. as promised, we said we would take you back to the mall and speak to some of the people who are camping out overnight to get a good view of the coronation tomorrow. let's go back to charlotte gallagher. it can't be very comfortable at the moment, charlotte, because i am getting drenched here. is it raining where you are? clearly it is. it drenched here. is it raining where you are? clearly it is.— you are? clearly it is. it sort of sittinu. you are? clearly it is. it sort of spitting- it _ you are? clearly it is. it sort of spitting. it has _ you are? clearly it is. it sort of spitting. it has kind _ you are? clearly it is. it sort of spitting. it has kind of - you are? clearly it is. it sort of spitting. it has kind of stopped eventually raining. it's not too bad. people are prepared. they brought their umbrellas. , a lovely man who interviewed a few minutes ago is now holding an umbrella over my cam around so he can do hisjob effectively. it was interesting, you are talking about americans and their relationship of the royal family. two americans havejoined us now, from north carolina. you're here in london. congratulations on your anniversary. what you think of the atmosphere? it’s your anniversary. what you think of the atmosphere?— the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting — the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting and _ the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting and such _ the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting and such an _ the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting and such an honour -

the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's so exciting and such an honour to. the atmosphere? it's amazing. it's i so exciting and such an honour to be here, _ so exciting and such an honour to be here, truly — so exciting and such an honour to be here, truly. find so exciting and such an honour to be here. truly-— so exciting and such an honour to be here, truly. and you have never been here, truly. and you have never been here before? — here, truly. and you have never been here before? never— here, truly. and you have never been here before? never been _ here, truly. and you have never been here before? never been here. - here, truly. and you have never been here before? never been here. howl here before? never been here. how excited are — here before? never been here. how excited are you? — here before? never been here. how excited are you? very _ here before? never been here. how excited are you? very excited. - here before? never been here. how excited are you? very excited. the | excited are you? very excited. the best thing i — excited are you? very excited. the best thing i can — excited are you? very excited. the best thing i can say, _ excited are you? very excited. the best thing i can say, it's _ excited are you? very excited. the best thing i can say, it's magical. best thing i can say, it's magical out here — best thing i can say, it's magical out here its— best thing i can say, it's magical out here. it's something - best thing i can say, it's magical out here. it's something you'vei best thing i can say, it's magical. out here. it's something you've got to experience _ out here. it's something you've got to experience i_ out here. it's something you've got to experience. i love _ out here. it's something you've got to experience. i love london. - out here. it's something you've got to experience. i love london. find. to experience. i love london. and obviously you _ to experience. i love london. and obviously you don't _ to experience. i love london. obviously you don't have a royal family, but what do you think about for a family? it’s family, but what do you think about for a family?— for a family? it's amazing. it's so sweet. i for a family? it's amazing. it's so sweet- i feel _ for a family? it's amazing. it's so sweet. i feel like _ for a family? it's amazing. it's so sweet. i feel like everyone - for a family? it's amazing. it's so sweet. i feel like everyone here | for a family? it's amazing. it's so | sweet. i feel like everyone here is 'ust sweet. i feel like everyone here is just one _ sweet. i feel like everyone here is just one big — sweet. i feel like everyone here is just one big family. everyone is one here, _ just one big family. everyone is one here, and _ just one big family. everyone is one here, and i— just one big family. everyone is one here, and i think that's an amazing thing _ here, and i think that's an amazing thing to— here, and i think that's an amazing thing to have. here, and i think that's an amazing thing to have-— thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got — thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got your — thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got your ten's _ thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got your ten's oh _ thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got your ten's oh you're i thing to have. fantastic. hi sarah! you've got your ten's oh you're in | you've got your ten's oh you're in the tent now. are you having a good time? . the tent now. are you having a good time?- what — the tent now. are you having a good time?- what have _ the tent now. are you having a good time?- what have you - the tent now. are you having a good time? yeah. what have you seen so far today? — time? yeah. what have you seen so far today? we've _ time? yeah. what have you seen so far today? we've seen _ time? yeah. what have you seen so far today? we've seen slabs. - time? yeah. what have you seen so far today? we've seen slabs. we've| far today? we've seen slabs. we've seen decorations. _ far today? we've seen slabs. we've seen decorations. fantastic. - far today? we've seen slabs. we've seen decorations. fantastic. did - far today? we've seen slabs. we've| seen decorations. fantastic. did you seen decorations. fantastic. did you see the king — seen decorations. fantastic. did you see the king earlier. _ seen decorations. fantastic. did you see the king earlier. no. _ seen decorations. fantastic. did you see the king earlier. no. you - seen decorations. fantastic. did you see the king earlier. no. you might| see the king earlier. no. you might see the king earlier. no. you might see him tomorrow, if you come down

tomorrow. ., ., ., ., see him tomorrow, if you come down tomorrow-_ are _ see him tomorrow, if you come down tomorrow._ are you - see him tomorrow, if you come down | tomorrow._ are you coming tomorrow. coronation. are you coming tomorrow. coronation. are you coming to watch a coronation _ tomorrow. coronation. are you coming to watch a coronation tomorrow's - to watch a coronation tomorrow's yes. to watch a coronation tomorrow's es. �* ,., to watch a coronation tomorrow's es, �* , ., ., ., , to watch a coronation tomorrow's es. ~ ., ., , ., to watch a coronation tomorrow's es. �* ., . , ., ., ., yes. also two ladies from london, maxine and _ yes. also two ladies from london, maxine and maggie, _ yes. also two ladies from london, maxine and maggie, came - yes. also two ladies from london, maxine and maggie, came down i yes. also two ladies from london, | maxine and maggie, came down for yes. also two ladies from london, i maxine and maggie, came down for a look. brute maxine and maggie, came down for a look. ~ ., , ~ , maxine and maggie, came down for a look. ., ~ , . �* look. we love days like this. we've come down — look. we love days like this. we've come down for _ look. we love days like this. we've come down for every _ look. we love days like this. we've come down for every event. - look. we love days like this. we've come down for every event. we i look. we love days like this. we've i come down for every event. we came down _ come down for every event. we came down for— come down for every event. we came down for the — come down for every event. we came down for the greens line weights, and on _ down for the greens line weights, and on the — down for the greens line weights, and on the walk. and for the weddings, we've always come down the i'iili'it weddings, we've always come down the night before. we weddings, we've always come down the niuht before. ~ ., �* ,, weddings, we've always come down the night before-— night before. we wouldn't miss it. we are so local. _ night before. we wouldn't miss it. we are so local. people _ night before. we wouldn't miss it. we are so local. people have - we are so local. people have travelled _ we are so local. people have travelled all _ we are so local. people have travelled all over— we are so local. people have travelled all over the - we are so local. people have travelled all over the world i we are so local. people have| travelled all over the world to we are so local. people have - travelled all over the world to get here _ travelled all over the world to get here it's — travelled all over the world to get here it's very— travelled all over the world to get here. it's very special. _ travelled all over the world to get here. it's very special. just - here. it's very special. just described _ here. it's very special. just described the _ here. it's very special.- described the atmosphere. here. it's very special. just - described the atmosphere. today, there seems _ described the atmosphere. today, there seems to _ described the atmosphere. today, there seems to be _ described the atmosphere. today, there seems to be a _ described the atmosphere. today, there seems to be a lot _ described the atmosphere. today, there seems to be a lot more - described the atmosphere. today, i there seems to be a lot more people. than any— there seems to be a lot more people. than any other— there seems to be a lot more people. than any other time _ there seems to be a lot more people. than any other time you _ there seems to be a lot more people. than any other time you come down. | than any other time you come down. yeah. i would love the karate of just walking _ yeah. i would love the karate of just walking through _ yeah. i would love the karate of just walking through the - yeah. i would love the karate of| just walking through the streets. everyone — just walking through the streets. everyone having _ just walking through the streets. everyone having fun _ just walking through the streets. everyone having fun in _ just walking through the streets. everyone having fun in their- just walking through the streets. everyone having fun in their own| everyone having fun in their own little _ everyone having fun in their own little groups _ everyone having fun in their own little groups , _ everyone having fun in their own little groups. , camera - everyone having fun in their own little groups. , camera body. - everyone having fun in their own| little groups. , camera body. it's an experience _

little groups. , camera body. it's an experience. the _ little groups. , camera body. it's an experience. the atmospherel little groups. , camera body. it'si an experience. the atmosphere is fabulous — an experience. the atmosphere is fabulous. ., ., ., fabulous. come on down. if your local, obviously. _ fabulous. come on down. if your local, obviously. you _ fabulous. come on down. if your local, obviously. you wouldn't i fabulous. come on down. if your. local, obviously. you wouldn't put ourself local, obviously. you wouldn't put yourself out _ local, obviously. you wouldn't put yourself out to — local, obviously. you wouldn't put yourself out to experience - local, obviously. you wouldn't put yourself out to experience it - local, obviously. you wouldn't put yourself out to experience it even | yourself out to experience it even like this — yourself out to experience it even like this. ~ ., , ., ~ ., , like this. what you think the family are auoin like this. what you think the family are going to _ like this. what you think the family are going to make _ like this. what you think the family are going to make of _ like this. what you think the family are going to make of being - like this. what you think the family are going to make of being the - are going to make of being the coronation, and possibly seeing the king tomorrow's coronation, and possibly seeing the king tomorrow'— king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! _ king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! i _ king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! i can't _ king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! i can't wait - king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! i can't wait to - king tomorrow's think are going to be so excited! i can't wait to show| be so excited! i can't wait to show them _ be so excited! i can't wait to show them that we are on the news! are ou them that we are on the news! are you planning _ them that we are on the news! fife: you planning on them that we are on the news! fif'e: you planning on coming them that we are on the news! fife: you planning on coming down tomorrow morning's you planning on coming down tomorrow morninw' , :. �* you planning on coming down tomorrow morninu' , . �* , you planning on coming down tomorrow morninw' , . �* , ., you planning on coming down tomorrow morninn' , . �* , ., ., morning's yeah, we'll be here at 5am or sooner. morning's yeah, we'll be here at 5am or sooner- are _ morning's yeah, we'll be here at 5am or sooner. are so _ morning's yeah, we'll be here at 5am or sooner. are so many _ morning's yeah, we'll be here at 5am or sooner. are so many dedicated i or sooner. are so many dedicated ro alfans or sooner. are so many dedicated royal fans out _ or sooner. are so many dedicated royal fans out tonight. _ or sooner. are so many dedicated royal fans out tonight. people - or sooner. are so many dedicated | royal fans out tonight. people who just booked their holiday and didn't necessarily realise there was going to be a coronation at that time, but they are enjoying, they are soaking up they are enjoying, they are soaking up the atmosphere. our friends or earlier. do you want to see our friends in their time? we are doing really well. — friends in their time? we are doing really well, thank _ friends in their time? we are doing

really well, thank you. _ friends in their time? we are doing really well, thank you. it _ friends in their time? we are doing really well, thank you. it was - friends in their time? we are doing really well, thank you. it was just i really well, thank you. it was just raining. _ really well, thank you. it was just raining. but— really well, thank you. it was just raining, but now it stopped. so were going _ raining, but now it stopped. so were going to _ raining, but now it stopped. so were going to come out and enjoy the rest of the _ going to come out and enjoy the rest of the evening. how going to come out and en'oy the rest of the evening-* going to come out and en'oy the rest of the evening-t of the evening. how do muchly to think i of the evening. how do muchly to think i got — of the evening. how do muchly to think i got to _ of the evening. how do muchly to think i got to get's _ of the evening. how do muchly to think i got to get's i _ of the evening. how do muchly to think i got to get's i don't - of the evening. how do muchly to think i got to get's i don't know. i think i got to get's i don't know. about two _ think i got to get's i don't know. about two hours. _ think i got to get's i don't know. about two hours. i'm _ think i got to get's i don't know. about two hours. i'm hoping - think i got to get's i don't know. about two hours. i'm hoping for| about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours. it's about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours- it's so — about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours. it's so fun _ about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours. it's so fun incident? - about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours. it's so fun incident? even - about two hours. i'm hoping for four hours. it's so fun incident? even if i hours. it's so fun incident? even if ou don't hours. it's so fun incident? even if you don't get _ hours. it's so fun incident? even if you don't get much _ hours. it's so fun incident? even if you don't get much sleep, - hours. it's so fun incident? even if you don't get much sleep, it's - you don't get much sleep, it's one night, isn't it? you don't get much sleep, it's one night. isn't it?— night, isn't it? absolutely, because it is about the _ night, isn't it? absolutely, because it is about the atmosphere, - night, isn't it? absolutely, because it is about the atmosphere, and - night, isn't it? absolutely, because it is about the atmosphere, and it's about— it is about the atmosphere, and it's about being — it is about the atmosphere, and it's about being here. the coronation. you took— about being here. the coronation. you took it— about being here. the coronation. you took it off your bucket list. you took it off your bucket list. you wanted to do this, you wanted to camp out. i you wanted to do this, you wanted to cam- out. :. you wanted to do this, you wanted to cam- out. . ., ., , ., , camp out. i wanted to do this all my life, and this — camp out. i wanted to do this all my life, and this is the _ camp out. i wanted to do this all my life, and this is the first _ life, and this is the first time we — life, and this is the first time i've been— life, and this is the first time i've been out— life, and this is the first time i've been out here. - life, and this is the first time i've been out here. it's- life, and this is the first time - i've been out here. it's amazing. fantastic — i've been out here. it's amazing. fantastic. and _ i've been out here. it's amazing. fantastic. and you _ i've been out here. it's amazing. fantastic. and you know, - i've been out here. it's amazing. fantastic. and you know, the - fantastic. and you know, the atmosphere is so good out here i am almost tempted to come out. if i wasn't working tomorrow, i think i would be pitching my tent. it's so lovely. everyone's having a glass of wine, and it's brilliant.— wine, and it's brilliant. you're trobabl

wine, and it's brilliant. you're probably in — wine, and it's brilliant. you're probably in the _ wine, and it's brilliant. you're probably in the best - wine, and it's brilliant. you're probably in the best place. i wine, and it's brilliant. you're - probably in the best place. maybe i'll come down and join you. i don't know. charlotte, thank you. katty is at the abbey to talk to us. we should all go hang out at the mall. and drink the wine, exactly. maybe we'll have someone were finished. but we have had some interesting guest today, you particularly down at the abbey. i want to talk about some of those. you've talked to shane conley, is it, the florist who has been doing such great work down in the abbey? tell us a little bit about who you have spoken to you have spoken to today? t have spoken to you have spoken to toda ? . :. have spoken to you have spoken to toda ? , . , ,:, 4' have spoken to you have spoken to toda ? , ., , ., ., today? i wish i had spoken to a florist- as _ today? i wish i had spoken to a florist. as farmers _ today? i wish i had spoken to a florist. as farmers or _ today? i wish i had spoken to a i florist. as farmers or remember, today? i wish i had spoken to a - florist. as farmers or remember, and you know my memory isn't very good, i didn't speak to a florist today. but i did find out there are a different varieties of flowers today and i would love to see maybe they could give me some time to take home to mrs fraser at the end of this. they are being donated actually, but last night. but the conversation i

had with the best of him down was fascinating. he is going to be what's called the bishops assistant. so he will actually greet ring charles at the door of the abbey when he arrives tomorrow morning. he and the bishop of bothwell, the two of them will greet them. they will accompany them therein. there they are to make sure they got to all of the right places at the right time. there will be other people helping with the roping on the disrobing, and putting on, of course with the regalia as well. the archbishop of canterbury. but they will be there as guides. and they have said several chances to rehearse with the king himself and with stand—in for the king. and i asked him how king charles was feeling, because they had a rehearsaljust today. in the bishop said he seemed incredibly relaxed and calm and looking forward to tomorrow. so i know that after the reception they are having a buckingham palace where you are, christian, he and camilla are going to have an early dinner, just the two of them, and go to bed early. but according to the bishop he is feeling calm. the other thing that i thought was fun was that i said are

there moments of the ceremony where you alljust there moments of the ceremony where you all just stressed there moments of the ceremony where you alljust stressed about getting to the right time, how does this look, the crown gets in for a lot of his head, or are there also moments where you can enjoy this religious, you know, it is a sacred religious ceremony and the king as a man of faith. is there a moment to enjoy that, orare faith. is there a moment to enjoy that, or are you just so conscious of the cameras on the crowds in this moment in history's he said he hoped during the anointment but he is not that the cameras on him. that would be the moment when the king can sort of have a little introspective moment and go back to his faith and remember that this is this important church service.— church service. strange to think, is in it, there — church service. strange to think, is in it, there are _ church service. strange to think, is in it, there are about _ church service. strange to think, is in it, there are about 2000 - church service. strange to think, is in it, there are about 2000 people| in it, there are about 2000 people who will be sitting at home tonight with great anticipation of getting up with great anticipation of getting up tomorrow, perhaps ironing their outfits, in some cases donning their outfits. i did an interview today with the lord great chamberlain who had to go digging around for his coronation probes. they've been locked in the cupboard. of course

they are handed down from generation to generation and they are a bit threadbare. some of them have been moth—eaten, he admitted. so they're having to do some quick work to make sure they look the part tomorrow. i want to talk to you about some pictures because i talk to our cameraman, martin here. maybe we can put these pictures up on the screen. so that's martin. he's behind the camera. but that's what martin looks like, right? now ini953, camera. but that's what martin looks like, right? now in 1953, martin's dad was here marching in the procession in the coronation. . dad was here marching in the procession in the coronation. , look at that. procession in the coronation. , look at that- that _ procession in the coronation. , look at that. that is — procession in the coronation. , look at that. that is trevor _ procession in the coronation. , look at that. that is trevor martin, - procession in the coronation. , look at that. that is trevor martin, 1st i at that. that is trevor martin, 1st battalion welch guards, is not right? battalion welch guards, is not ritht? : :. ~ battalion welch guards, is not ritht? : . ,, ., right? and we were talking about the weather and — right? and we were talking about the weather and of _ right? and we were talking about the weather and of course _ right? and we were talking about the weather and of course it _ right? and we were talking about the weather and of course it poured. - right? and we were talking about the weather and of course it poured. so i weather and of course it poured. so there he is in his red tunic. and when he got back to windsor,, because tunic off, his shirt, which had started the day white, was pink because the colours had run through the uniform. it rained so hard. and they were in the sergeants mass, and who came knocking at the duke of

edinburgh. who said well done today, chaps. let me buy you a pint. and so the duke of edinburgh brought the boys a pint at the end of the coronation there in the sergeants mass. so that is martin's dad. here is another picture. this is my dad. not the one on the left. that is my dad, five years of age, just before the coronation in 1953. in that picture, he tells me, i don't know if it's the case, but he told me that picture, a cameraman from time magazine had been waiting for a little boy to stand next to the guard at the gate. and just as the gates open the guard came through, and dad came into view, and he said to my grandma, my late and dad came into view, and he said t° my grandma, my late grandma, and dad came into view, and he said to my grandma, my late grandma, he said, that's the picture we've been waiting for all day. here's my card. it will be on the time magazine. so that's my dad they are, age five, just before the 1953 coronation. so you see, we have been here before.

it rains on coronation days. the colours in _ it rains on coronation days. the colours in the _ it rains on coronation days. tte: colours in the picture are amazing. i coloured it. colours in the picture are amazing. i coloured it— i coloured it. you did a little bit of a touch _ i coloured it. you did a little bit of a touch up's _ i coloured it. you did a little bit of a touch up's what _ i coloured it. you did a little bit of a touch up's what is - i coloured it. you did a little bit of a touch up's what is your - of a touch up's what is your cameraman, martin's dad, would think? isn't that lovely. he would think? isn't that lovely. he would think that they are his son is, watching it on camera, doing hisjob right outside buckingham palace. i bet your daughters thinking, there is christian outside buckingham palace, watching all of this unfold. , down. and that is part of it. that is part of this generation. why do people who like monarchy, part of the people who like monarchy is because it has a sense of continuity. it ties us to pass, to even just one generation, just to ourfathers. even just one generation, 'ust to fatherefi even just one generation, 'ust to our fathers. and you know you're ritht. i our fathers. and you know you're right- i said _ our fathers. and you know you're right. i said to _ our fathers. and you know you're right. i said to martin, _ our fathers. and you know you're right. i said to martin, i- our fathers. and you know you're right. i said to martin, i never. right. i said to martin, i never take a picture. i said take a picture, because it will be used on the line, he will say actually where were you on the coronation? where's

the picture? so i have one, which i will probably show my son down the line. we're going to go to break. we'll have more, join us after that. hello. weekend forecast coming up injust a moment. first of all, a look back on friday's weather. and it was a day of sunny spells and widespread showers. northern ireland, england and wales, a number of those showers turned thundery, like this really hefty downpour working across staffordshire. our radar and lightning detector picked up those storms, particularly frequent thunderstorms across eastern areas of england, with a few for the midlands, wales and one or two rumbling away in northern ireland as well. overnight, very gradually it will become calmer, with showers becoming less widespread. later in the night, though, we're going to start to see rain arrive across the south west of england. now, temperatures overnight about nine to 11 degrees. so it is going to be a mild night. then the forecast for saturday, well, this area of rain is going to be moving up from the south and west.

so, for london, for the coronation, it looks like, yes, there will be some rain around for the most part, probably quite light and drizzly in nature. but there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in as well. elsewhere, the heavier rain will be across south west england and wales. this area of wet weather then pushes northwards, reaching northern england later in the afternoon. ahead of that, for scotland and for northern ireland, saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. apart from northeast scotland, where it will continue to be quite cloudy and cool with highs of 11 in aberdeen. otherwise, 15 to 18 degrees should feel ok and you might manage a few sunny spells across the southeast late in the day. then as we go through saturday night, showers will push the way northwards, eventually reaching eastern scotland later in the night. another mild night, temperatures about nine to 12 degrees. and then through sunday, it is a day where we'll see some showers develop. they are most likely to form across scotland and eastern areas of england, something a bit drier for wales and western england. not a bad kind of day in northern ireland, although there will be a band

of rain approaching from the west late in the day. given a bit of sunshine could actually be a bit warmer, with temperatures pushing up into the low 20s in the warmest spots. we've got more unsettled weather for monday. a day of sunshine and showers. the showers widespread, a number of them becoming thundery and some will have hail mixed in as well. between those heavy downpours in the may sunshine it will still feel ok, and it's getting a bit warmer in northeast scotland. so over the next few days, rain around on saturday and showers turning increasingly heavy and thundery over the next few days.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching a special edition of the context on bbc news. on the mall with the prince and princess of wales. king charles makes a surprise visit to fans waiting on the mall with the prince and princess of wales. really well, thank you. are you excited? excited, a bit nervous. it's obviously a big day ahead, but can't wait to actually... westminster abbey turned out fit for a king ahead of tomorrow's coronation. and rishi sunak and other commonwealth heads of state arrive for a reception at the palace being held now.

hello, i'm christian fraser at buckingham palace on the eve of a historical day here in the uk — the coronation of king charles and queen camilla. in the next few hours, we'll talk to historians, aristocrats and artists about what the coronation means for the uk and around the world. and we'll talk to people who love the monarchy, and to those who want to abolish it. but first — let's bring you up to date with what's been going on here in london. right now, the king and queen camilla are hosting a reception at the palace before tomorrow's historic ceremony. i think it is over because a lot of the cars have been leaving. around 100 heads of state will be in london for the coronation on saturday, with representatives from more than 200 countries in attendance. in the last hour, we've received these pictures

of the inside of westminster abbey and how it will look for tomorrow's ceremony. the ornate chairs and deep reds taking centre stage. it is looking resplendent, isn't it? that is the coronation chair where the king will be crowned. you can see that they are now carrying the king's livery. quite a lot of chairs in the coronation. different stages that the king will move through. it is the oath that he takes, it is the most spiritual part of the day in the abbey. then it is the homage of the abbey. then it is the homage of the people, and then it is communion because it is an ecumenical service written in the christian faith. it will be a rest spiritual event. you

will be a rest spiritual event. you will hear for the king will be a rest spiritual event. you will hearfor the king praying for the first time in public, which will be a first, but that's what you will hear tomorrow. and earlier, king charles, the prince and the princess of wales made a surprise appearance, greeting crowds who are camping out ahead of the coronation. four or five four orfive deep in four or five deep in the four orfive deep in the buriers of the mall and the mics were alive. let's have a quick listen to the king. we came from america! yeah, i came here from bengal! yes. i came here from bengal just to say hi. great. how are you? congratulations. thank you very much. good luck to you. god save the king! long live the king!

columbia! god save the king! god save the kint! king! crowd clambering one thing that's been really apparent, looking who the king is working with is how much of a slimmed—down royalty this is. at the lunch today, it was the princess royal who was lending a hand. always at his right hand, the prince and princess of wales. they were on the mall today. here's kate talking to people about how the family is feeling ahead of the coronation.

really well, thank you. excited, a bit nervous. really well, thank you. excited, a bit nervous-— bit nervous. what about you and william? all — bit nervous. what about you and william? all good. _ bit nervous. what about you and william? all good. relatively. bit nervous. what about you and l william? all good. relatively calm on the outside. _ william? all good. relatively calm on the outside. what _ william? all good. relatively calm on the outside. what about - william? all good. relatively calm on the outside. what about king i on the outside. what about king charles? i'm _ on the outside. what about king charles? i'm sure _ on the outside. what about king charles? i'm sure looking - on the outside. what about king. charles? i'm sure looking forward on the outside. what about king - charles? i'm sure looking forward to it as well— charles? i'm sure looking forward to it as wel :. �* charles? i'm sure looking forward to it as wel . �* , it as well and we'll be here overnight- _ it as well and we'll be here overnight. are _ it as well and we'll be here overnight. are you - it as well and we'll be here overnight. are you staying | it as well and we'll be here i overnight. are you staying out overnight?— overnight. are you staying out overnitht? , ._ overnight? out here every day. ho tefull overnight? out here every day. hopefully it _ overnight? out here every day. hopefully it will _ overnight? out here every day. hopefully it will be _ overnight? out here every day. hopefully it will be dry. - overnight? out here every day. hopefully it will be dry. are - overnight? out here every day. | hopefully it will be dry. are you tired? a bit. _ hopefully it will be dry. are you tired? a bit. it's _ hopefully it will be dry. are you tired? a bit. it's a _ hopefully it will be dry. are you tired? a bit. it's a really - hopefully it will be dry. are you tired? a bit. it's a really great i tired? a bit. it's a really great moment- _ tired? a bit. it's a really great moment. and _ tired? a bit. it's a really great moment. and deceleration i tired? a bit. it's a really great moment. and deceleration as| tired? a bit. it's a really great moment. and deceleration as well. the princess really did interact with people. i one point, someone from tennessee who is relatively wasn't able to come because she broke her leg, so she got on the phone and gave her commiseration to the person who was in tennessee.

that must�*ve been quite a shock. it seemed to go quite well. here's a little bit of prince william on his walkabouts. you're from leicester? are you guys camping here? we did toda . are you guys camping here? we did today- well— are you guys camping here? we did today- we'll be _ are you guys camping here? we did today. we'll be here _ are you guys camping here? we did today. we'll be here when - are you guys camping here? we did today. we'll be here when you - are you guys camping here? we did| today. we'll be here when you come back tomorrow._ back tomorrow. when i was in here for my wedding. — back tomorrow. when i was in here for my wedding. i _ back tomorrow. when i was in here for my wedding, i heard _ back tomorrow. when i was in here for my wedding, i heard and - back tomorrow. when i was in here for my wedding, i heard and saw. back tomorrow. when i was in here| for my wedding, i heard and saw it. i'm sure you all keep each other going. have you been to this performance? very impressed. there's going to be a lot of partying going on. nice to see you guys.

lots of movement here. let's talk to our panel. we'rejoined by the royal historian kelly swaby and catherine butcher, co—author of the servant queen and the king she serves. nice to see you as well. kelly, first of all, many of us have grown up first of all, many of us have grown up with the king as the prince of wales, but i get the sense there is a definite shift in message. and there has been over recent weeks. has he comes to serve as king. so what is the significant morrow? yen; what is the significant morrow? very much that it's _ what is the significant morrow? e much that it's charles's day. he's not had a day strictly through it himself. it's always been for his mother before him. that was when he

made his... tomorrow is charles's day. that shift is very much, in terms of his personality, it will be his first time wearing the crown. we've known him for so long as the prince of wales, we've known him at times is a rather outspoken royal, where since he's become king, he's aware of the constitutional limits on his role. i think they really shown in the last seven months that he has been king. tomorrow, as he wears a crown, we have an excellent nation. �* ~ �* . wears a crown, we have an excellent nation. �* ~ �*, ., , nation. but i think he's the only kint that nation. but i think he's the only king that was — nation. but i think he's the only king that was at _ nation. but i think he's the only king that was at the coronation | king that was at the coronation of his mother or father. king that was at the coronation of his mother orfather. maybe somebody could confirm that for us. he comes to it in later life, but there is a rather crude term that's been used that he is the stop that king, because people are always looking towards the prince and princess of wales. graham smith spied an

opportunity perhaps that this was their moment to change the head of state. i wonder if you think there is that opportunity or has it passed by because of the transition? i think it has passed for a certain degree. republicans waited for decades, and a lot of people assumed he wouldn't get the same support. that could be argued. in terms of the support for charles, i think we've seen an overwhelming amount of support, and certainly from my perspective, he stepped up to the roles and i think he stepped up immediately as soon as the late queen past. i think it is rather crude to call him a stopgap king. we know he won't have the 70—year reign his mother had, but he could be incredibly important in securing the monarchy for a generation or even a century. his reign is really

defining. i don't think his legacy will be a stopgap king. i think he'll be in incredibly important in history. he'll be in incredibly important in histo .~ :. he'll be in incredibly important in histo .~ . ., , , , history. what he does bring his stability and — history. what he does bring his stability and after— history. what he does bring his stability and after so _ history. what he does bring his stability and after so much - history. what he does bring his i stability and after so much chaos, people do draw some strengths from that stability. people do draw some strengths from that stability-— that stability. absolutely, it's one ofthe that stability. absolutely, it's one of the greatest _ that stability. absolutely, it's one of the greatest strengths, - that stability. absolutely, it's one of the greatest strengths, this i that stability. absolutely, it's one i of the greatest strengths, this idea of the greatest strengths, this idea of stability. i think with charles, with him being the eldest monarch to ascend to the throne, he brings a stability. i think he brings it an awful light of experience. he spent his entire life shaking hands with people and listening to people, what people and listening to people, what people want from their monarchy. while we have a 74—year—old man as our king, we also have a man who knows his people extraordinarily well, and i think that comes with an awful lot of strength for the

monarchy. awful lot of strength for the monarchy-— awful lot of strength for the monarchy. awful lot of strength for the monarch . . . : :. , :. monarchy. this is certainly a king who is in tuned _ monarchy. this is certainly a king who is in tuned to _ monarchy. this is certainly a king who is in tuned to public - monarchy. this is certainly a king who is in tuned to public opinion. j who is in tuned to public opinion. his own experience of what happened with princess diana in the way the public reacted. catherine, i want to come back to your book, servant queen and the king he served. that obviously... the queen and the king he served. that obviously- - -— obviously... the theme of the service is _ obviously... the theme of the service is called _ obviously... the theme of the service is called to _ obviously... the theme of the service is called to serve, - obviously... the theme of the service is called to serve, so i obviously... the theme of the i service is called to serve, so the king _ service is called to serve, so the king is— service is called to serve, so the king is being called to serve us as a nation, — king is being called to serve us as a nation, and that's the promises that he'll— a nation, and that's the promises that he'll be making. many of the guests— that he'll be making. many of the guests are — that he'll be making. many of the guests are going to be in the abbey because _ guests are going to be in the abbey because they have served, not because — because they have served, not because their peers or their hereditary titles, but people who have served the country well. that whole _ have served the country well. that whole theme of service is coming through— whole theme of service is coming through again, just as it did with the late — through again, just as it did with the late queen. the title of the book was— the late queen. the title of the book was all about the fact that the

bible described jesus christ as somebody who came to serve, not to be served _ somebody who came to serve, not to be served. the somebody who came to serve, not to be served. ~ . , , somebody who came to serve, not to beserved. ~ . , , ., be served. the archbishop talks about this three _ be served. the archbishop talks about this three way _ be served. the archbishop talks about this three way triangle, . be served. the archbishop talks i about this three way triangle, god king and people. but the people, i think only around 49% of them, according to the last census, consider themselves church of england. so, why is the coronation being set in the abbey in a christian framework? �* , ., �* , christian framework? because that's our christian — christian framework? because that's our christian heritage. _ christian framework? because that's our christian heritage. this - christian framework? because that's our christian heritage. this goes - our christian heritage. this goes back— our christian heritage. this goes back to — our christian heritage. this goes back to 973, when king edgar was crowned _ back to 973, when king edgar was crowned in— back to 973, when king edgar was crowned in bath. this is part of our christian— crowned in bath. this is part of our christian heritage. we may not all ascribed to — christian heritage. we may not all ascribed to that christian faith now and people of all faiths are welcome in the _ and people of all faiths are welcome in the westminster abbey tomorrow, and that's— in the westminster abbey tomorrow, and that's one thing that has changed _ and that's one thing that has changed as the coronation has developed for this new multicultural and multi—faith society. people are

not anglicans are being invited to the service. the service is going to reflect— the service. the service is going to reflect that, — the service. the service is going to reflect that, but as a country, we still have — reflect that, but as a country, we still have laws that will are based on thatjudeo—christian still have laws that will are based on that judeo—christian ethic. when the bible _ on that judeo—christian ethic. when the bible is — on that judeo—christian ethic. when the bible is presented by the moderator of the church of scotland, he will _ moderator of the church of scotland, he will say, _ moderator of the church of scotland, he will say, "this is the most valuable _ he will say, "this is the most valuable thing the world affords," and that's— valuable thing the world affords," and that's when you got the most valuable — and that's when you got the most valuable diamonds in the world, set into the _ valuable diamonds in the world, set into the coronation regalia. the bible _ into the coronation regalia. the bible is — into the coronation regalia. the bible is being presented as something that is more valuable. i think— something that is more valuable. i think the _ something that is more valuable. i think the king has shown himself to be someone who is a follower of christ, _ be someone who is a follower of christ, and — be someone who is a follower of christ, and although he uses the authorised version of which is that all fashion — authorised version of which is that all fashion language and he seems to prefer— all fashion language and he seems to prefer that, all fashion language and he seems to preferthat, he's all fashion language and he seems to prefer that, he's someone who seems to have _ prefer that, he's someone who seems to have a _ prefer that, he's someone who seems to have a contemporary faith. we're told that _ to have a contemporary faith. we're told that he — to have a contemporary faith. we're told that he prays every evening, he's someone who attends church when the cameras _ he's someone who attends church when the cameras are not there and he's someone _ the cameras are not there and he's someone who thinks deeply and seeks

to put— someone who thinks deeply and seeks to put into _ someone who thinks deeply and seeks to put into practice what he has understood that the bible to say. so, understood that the bible to say. so. he's — understood that the bible to say. so. he's a — understood that the bible to say. so, he's a christian man and the archbishop — so, he's a christian man and the archbishop of canterbury is the one who has— archbishop of canterbury is the one who has the authority to crown, and as you _ who has the authority to crown, and as you said — who has the authority to crown, and as you said in— who has the authority to crown, and as you said in your introduction, the anointing is the most significant part of the service. when — significant part of the service. when christians believe that god gives— when christians believe that god gives his — when christians believe that god gives his power to serve, god pours out his— gives his power to serve, god pours out his supreme power and his grace so that— out his supreme power and his grace so that someone who is very ordinary will be _ so that someone who is very ordinary will be wearing a white shirt and will be wearing a white shirt and will not — will be wearing a white shirt and will not be — will be wearing a white shirt and will not be coming into that moment as a royal— will not be coming into that moment as a royal member of a royal family, but someone who is coming to god and his own _ but someone who is coming to god and his own rights as an ordinary person and expecting god to fill him with his power~ — and expecting god to fill him with his power. but and expecting god to fill him with his tower. �* , ., . ., his power. but we should reflect on the fact is we _ his power. but we should reflect on the fact is we look _ his power. but we should reflect on the fact is we look at _ his power. but we should reflect on the fact is we look at these - the fact is we look at these pictures of those who are gathered on the mall today that this is a very different britain. it's a multicultural, multi—faith britain, different faiths are very important

to our way of life. the king definitely recognises that and describes himself as the defender of faith, ratherthan describes himself as the defender of faith, rather than the defender of the faith. talk to me about the role that the other faiths will play tomorrow, because we've got muslims, hindus, sikhs, duesjews — all of them playing apart tomorrow. find them playing apart tomorrow. and that's appropriate in terms of reflecting our society. up until now, _ reflecting our society. up until now. it's — reflecting our society. up until now, it's always been anglicans doing _ now, it's always been anglicans doing everything, the but they've -ot doing everything, the but they've got people from other denominations of christian churches taking part. but there — of christian churches taking part. but there are people from other faiths, _ but there are people from other faiths, and our own prime minister, who is— faiths, and our own prime minister, who is a _ faiths, and our own prime minister, who is a hindu, will be reading the bible _ who is a hindu, will be reading the bible reading, where we have a piece of the _ bible reading, where we have a piece of the bible written by paul 2000 years ago— of the bible written by paul 2000 years ago about who jesus christ is. that's_ years ago about who jesus christ is. that's an _ years ago about who jesus christ is. that's an interesting dimension that we have _ that's an interesting dimension that we have someone of another faith reading _ we have someone of another faith reading scripture about the founder of christianity. so, yes, there are

lots of— of christianity. so, yes, there are lots of different people taking part and that _ lots of different people taking part and that is appropriate. we�*ll lots of different people taking part and that is appropriate.— and that is appropriate. we'll talk a lot more _ and that is appropriate. we'll talk a lot more through _ and that is appropriate. we'll talk a lot more through the _ and that is appropriate. we'll talk. a lot more through the programme. and that is appropriate. we'll talk- a lot more through the programme. of course, events to bring back memories for those who played a part in the last coronation. we've been looking at some of the locations. memories may fade, but some never lose their lustre. he sings gavin ross was a scholar at westminster school 70 years ago. vivat! gavin ross was a scholar

at westminster school 70 years ago. it was the scholar's job to deliver the vivat regina, the musical anthem to welcome the monarch. so, we were high up and the queen arrived a little early in the music, so she'd already got quite a way in before we shouted "vivat". and we knew we were privileged, but being young boys, we had plenty of other things to do and it didn't sort of hit us so much that we were uniquely privileged. this is your amazing scrapbook. as well as the sound, the look of the coronation mattered, too. eve morris was a 17—year—old apprentice for designer norman hartnell, who made the queen's coronation gown. her scrapbook is rich in detail, designs, fabrics and the letter with instructions for the big day. "please take sandwiches with you and a thermos flask, as coffee will not be available." eve's job was inside the abbey. a needle and thread in her pocket, ready for any emergency repairs. i was living at home at the time. i was only 17, i was still at home.

and none of the family had cars, so the baker had to take me to the railway station to get me to the train. i can remember seeing the queen come past, virtually past me where i was standing, quite close to me, catching her eye as she went by. quite close. i had a better seat than a lot of the seats in the abbey. 91 years old and still playing. now a chelsea pensioner, basil king was amongst the crowds lining the procession route on coronation day, as trumpeter with the band of the royal military school of music. there was excitement around | and i felt a little bit proud that i had been on such an occasion.

i was only one out of thousands, but the lads in the band, - all of those from the school of music, they were all - of the same sort of mine. of the same sort of mind. it was a great day, - apart from the weather. universally modest about their contributions, they will all be watching closely tomorrow. daniela relph, bbc news. corr, still pitch perfect! we are focusing on the weather because it is a very important event due to take place. a lot of people turned out to see the fly—past. it's under threat of being cancelled do to poor weather. we've heard from

the air chief marshall and he said it's 50-50 the air chief marshall and he said it's 50—50 tomorrow. the the with me is retired raf pilot syd bowsher in guernsey. i nearly elevated you up a few ranks, but it's lovely to see you. laughter yes! it's great to have you on the programme. when did you fly? filth. yes! it's great to have you on the programme. when did you fly? fih.i programme. when did you fly? oh, i flew whenever _ programme. when did you fly? oh, i flew whenever they _ programme. when did you fly? oh, i flew whenever they started - programme. when did you fly? ct i flew whenever they started flying when i was 15, joined the air force at 19. then i went to fly the jet stream 31, than 20 years with airlines, flying little 19 seat aircraft to 78 people, so quite a lot. , :, :, , , , aircraft to 78 people, so quite a lot. ,, , ,~ lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a ro al lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event — lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event like _ lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event like this _ lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event like this in _ lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event like this in a _ lot. goodness me. did you ever fly a royal event like this in a fly-past? i royal event like this in a fly—past? no, not as big as this. the biggest thing i was in was the 15 helicopters.— thing i was in was the 15 helicopters. thing i was in was the 15 helico-ters. , ., helicopters. ok, but you have the expertise. — helicopters. ok, but you have the expertise. and — helicopters. ok, but you have the expertise, and that's _ helicopters. ok, but you have the expertise, and that's what - helicopters. ok, but you have the expertise, and that's what we - helicopters. ok, but you have the.

expertise, and that's what we need tonight, so how low would the cloud cover have to be for the raf and the forces to call it off tomorrow? filth. forces to call it off tomorrow? oh, i want forces to call it off tomorrow? oh, i want imagine _ forces to call it off tomorrow? oh, i want imagine the _ forces to call it off tomorrow? ct, i want imagine the cloud base would have to be about 1000 feet above, so about 1500 foot cloud base. tqm. about 1500 foot cloud base. ok, so if it is bad weather, _ about 1500 foot cloud base. ok, so if it is bad weather, there - about 1500 foot cloud base. ok, so if it is bad weather, there will - about 1500 foot cloud base. ok, so if it is bad weather, there will be i if it is bad weather, there will be some very nervous commanders that are thinking, what can we get away with? can they scale it back if it is lousy weather? would they change the formations or the number of aircraft? , ., �* . ., aircraft? they won't change the individual formations. - aircraft? they won't change the individual formations. the - aircraft? they won't change the individual formations. the red | individualformations. the red arrows will still go as red arrows. they will have a plan b and a plan c, so 50% of the permissions might disappear. in the third option, i

would imagine being a helicopter pilot, the helicopters that are much lower potentially and much more safely could be the final and very minimum fly—past. there will be a lot of people not sleeping very well tonight. lot of people not sleeping very well toni t ht. �* . lot of people not sleeping very well tonitht. �* , ., lot of people not sleeping very well tonitht. �*, ., ., . ., . tonight. there's one aircraft which we are no to _ tonight. there's one aircraft which we are no to see _ tonight. there's one aircraft which we are no to see tomorrow. - tonight. there's one aircraft which we are no to see tomorrow. we i we are no to see tomorrow. we haven't seen it before —— we are due to see. they've been practising over the north sea. is that what they would take out of the formation at the cloud cover is low? i would take out of the formation at the cloud cover is low?— the cloud cover is low? i would think so- _ the cloud cover is low? i would think so. the _ the cloud cover is low? i would think so. the ones, _ the cloud cover is low? i would think so. the ones, some - the cloud cover is low? i would think so. the ones, some of. the cloud cover is low? i would i think so. the ones, some of the aircraft are not as unaccustomed to flying as slowly, so that will be a bit of a challenge for them. well, let's kee- bit of a challenge for them. well, lets keep our _ bit of a challenge for them. well, let's keep our fingers _ bit of a challenge for them. well, let's keep our fingers crossed. i let's keep our fingers crossed. we've just been looking at the jubilee fly—past, and it was a lovely day with the queen standing there on the balcony. let's hope it

is a little bit like that tomorrow. syd, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. syd, who has flown every kind of aircraft over the years. charlotte is back with us. i'm from the north of england, that was nothing to me! give them a quick comb and you're back in business. let's revisit some of the things we talked about. 10:20 a:m., the stage coach will come out tomorrow, what will he see?— will he see? we're going to see that coach, will he see? we're going to see that coach. members — will he see? we're going to see that coach, members of _ will he see? we're going to see that coach, members of the _ will he see? we're going to see that coach, members of the military. - will he see? we're going to see that coach, members of the military. it's going to be a smaller procession, about 1000 men military members. —— military members. there will be troops that will be marching, troops on horseback as well. be

representatives from the forces marching on the side. they will get there for about 11 a:m., then they'll come out after the coronation, about one p:m., and that will be an even bigger recession. that will involve about 4000 members in an older coach for the king and queen, a more uncomfortable coach. the gold coach? the queen didn't like that one.— like that one. that was a bumpy ride, she didn't _ like that one. that was a bumpy ride, she didn't particularly - like that one. that was a bumpy | ride, she didn't particularly enjoy it. presumably, it will be well cushioned, and then they were make their way back to the palace. at about 2.15, they will come out into the balcony. at this point, we don't know who will be going onto the balcony with them. the prince and princess of wales will be on the balcony and their three children, possibly princess anne, and a big

question mark over prince andrew and prince harry as well. he will be in the abbey tomorrow, but we don't know whether he will come back to the palace with the rest of his family or he will return home to los angeles. if i was a betting woman, i think you will be on the balcony. so still here tonight. it's _ think you will be on the balcony. so still here tonight. it's really - think you will be on the balcony. so still here tonight. it's really odd. i still here tonight. it's really odd. this would _ still here tonight. it's really odd. this would usually _ still here tonight. it's really odd. this would usually be _ still here tonight. it's really odd. this would usually be really - still here tonight. it's really odd. | this would usually be really busy, even at this time. there would be taxis going around, cyclists, people outrunning, the pubs all around here — it is so quiet. but a few metres away are thousands of people camped out. , . :. away are thousands of people camped out. , . : . away are thousands of people camped out.i , . : . out. just a policeman here in their vests, out. just a policeman here in their vests. they _ out. just a policeman here in their vests. they had — out. just a policeman here in their vests, they had a _ out. just a policeman here in their vests, they had a really _ out. just a policeman here in their vests, they had a really serious i vests, they had a really serious security swing. the snipers have been up on rooftops, the dogs have been up on rooftops, the dogs have been out. the stands have all been checked. it's going to be quite an

extraordinary day and all of this will be packed full of people. it's going to be quite the spectacle. the sort of spectacle that the uk does very well. hello. weekend forecast coming up injust a moment. first of all, a look back on friday's weather. and it was a day of sunny spells and widespread showers. northern ireland, england and wales, a number of those showers turned thundery like this really hefty downpour working a number of those showers turned thundery like this really hefty downpour working across staffordshire. our radar and lightning detector picked up those storms, particularly frequent thunderstorms across eastern areas of england, with a few for the midlands, wales and one or two rumbling away in northern ireland as well. overnight, very gradually, it will become calmer, with showers becoming less widespread. later in the night, though, we're going to start to see rain arrive across the southwest of england. now, temperatures overnight about 9—11 degrees, so it is going to be a mild night.

then the forecast for saturday, well, this area of rain is going to be moving up from the south and west. so, for london, for the coronation, it looks like, yes, there will be some rain around. for the most part, probably quite light and drizzly in nature, but there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in as well. elsewhere, the heavier rain will be across south west england and wales. this area of wet weather then pushes northwards, reaching northern england later in the afternoon. ahead of that, for scotland and for northern ireland, saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. apart from northeast scotland, where it will continue to be quite cloudy and cool with highs of 11 in aberdeen. otherwise, 15—18 degrees should feel ok and you might manage a few sunny spells across the southeast late in the day. then, as we go through saturday night, showers will push the way night, showers will push their way northwards, eventually reaching eastern scotland later in the night. another mild night, temperatures about 9—12 degrees. and then through sunday, it is a day where we'll see some showers develop. they're most likely to form across scotland and eastern areas of england, something a bit drier for wales

and western england. not a bad kind of day in northern ireland, although there will be a band of rain approaching from the west late in the day. given a bit of sunshine could actually be a bit warmer,, with temperatures pushing up into the low 20s in the warmest spots. we've got more unsettled weather for monday — a day of sunshine and showers. the showers widespread, a number of them becoming thundery and some will have hail mixed in as well. between those heavy downpours in the may sunshine, it will still feel ok, and it's getting a bit warmer in northeast scotland. so, over the next few days, rain around on saturday and showers turning increasingly heavy and thundery over the next few days.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching a special edition of the context on bbc news. king charles makes a surprise visit to fans waiting on the mall with the prince and princess of wales. westminster abbey is dressed and ready, fit for a king ahead of tomorrow's coronation. and rishi sunak and other commonwealth heads of state arrive for a reception at the palace.

here in london, excitement is building ahead of the coronation of king charles tomorrow. lots of people on the mall tonight. people arriving all the time, making sure that they're in the right place, where they can see the events unfold tomorrow. there are been rehearsal today, diplomatic duties for the king. earlier, he wasjoined by the prince and princess of wales for a walkabout on the mall, where he met well—wishers from all over the world. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. standing in front of the altar of this ancient abbey, a site which hasn't been seen for 70 years. the 700—year—old coronation chair, complete with scotland's stone of destiny underneath it. the chair upon which kings and queens have been crowned across the centuries, and where tomorrow, charles ii! will be consecrated in an act of christian worship dating back 1000

years. london is ready. many have already made their way to the processional root to bag their places. in this afternoon, they have a visit from the king. on the other side of the mall, william was preoccupied with the weather. i pray the sunshine stays out. keep you all dry. catherine with the children and prince george's role as a pageboy. they're really well, thank you. are they excited? excited. a bit nervous, obviously, with a big day ahead. but can't wait, actually. vip guests are arriving in london. prime ministers from the 14 other countries which have the british monarch as their head of state were at buckingham palace. several of them are committed republicans, but this really wasn't the moment for that kind of discussion. instead, from prince william... we're praying for the weather. we need a bit of sunshine tomorrow. indeed, indeed. and here's why the weather is on everyone's mind. this was westminster abbey for a period this morning.

a little earlier, the king and queen consort had arrived for a full dress rehearsal, a run—through of all the elements of the service. and it's one of those elements, the homage of the people, which continues to cause comment. jonathan dimbleby is a long—standing friend of the king from his days as prince of wales. he believes the homage, where the public is invited to swear allegiance to the king, is misguided. i can think of nothing that he would find more abhorrent. he's never wanted to be revered. he's never wanted, so far as i know, to have anyone pay homage to him except in mock terms as a joke. buckingham palace said mr dimbleby was speaking on his own account. in a lightervein, a surprise for travellers. my wife and i wish you and your families a wonderful— coronation weekend. wherever you are travelling, we hope you have a safe and pleasant journey. rail passengers are hearing some familiar voices over the public address system. and remember, please mind the gap.

from kensington tonight of photo with the first lady of the united states and ukraine. and there will be many thousands who will be echoing prince william's hope that, tomorrow, the weather wont be too wet. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we have seen doctorjoe biden arrive here at the palace. we've seen many of the dignitaries from around the commonwealth. the one picture i have not seen today is a picture of the duke of sussex arriving here in the uk, prince harry. no sign of him at

all yet. uk, prince harry. no sign of him at all et. :. uk, prince harry. no sign of him at all et. . , , �* all yet. yeah, interesting, isn't it? we saw— all yet. yeah, interesting, isn't it? we saw the _ all yet. yeah, interesting, isn't it? we saw the printed - all yet. yeah, interesting, isn't| it? we saw the printed princess all yet. yeah, interesting, isn't. it? we saw the printed princess of wales, and we've seen the other dignitaries. we know the duke of toxics is going to be there in westminster abbey behind me. we don't know what he's going to do afterwards, as charlotte is saying. it is charlotte's birthday tomorrow, and my daughter's birthday. he is going to fly back to los angeles to celebrate archie's fourth birthday. at the time distance between here and la, apparently a few leaves straight after the coronation service at the abbey, he can actually get back to la, somebody did the maths for me, at about 8pm in the evening los angeles time and kiss a quick good night to archie on his birthday. so we don't know what his birthday. so we don't know what his plan is. we don't know if he's going to go back to buckingham palace. but everybody wanting to see, i guess, what the dynamic is, where he is placed within the westminster abbey, where they see

him, how close his seat to the centre of the action. and then is there any interaction between him and william, between him and king charles. and that she go back to buckingham palace? will have to wait to see all about tomorrow. interesting though, all of the guests that i've been speaking to today, they haven't really raised theissue today, they haven't really raised the issue of harry. it hasn't been brought up. maybe the fact that we haven't seen him deliberately, we haven't seen him deliberately, we haven't seen him deliberately, we haven't seen him, means that it slightly that incredibly difficult side story within the house of windsor. as this is charles jay, as it should be. he describes of duke's behaviour is a terrible blow to the monarch. they have spoken, and particularly so with the prince of wales. and i

sense yet again tomorrow the cameras will focus on that particular relationship because they were so close. they we did see them talking, walking together at windsor after the late king funeral. but certainly, there is a frosty atmosphere between the two brothers. undoubtedly, that will be part of the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on — the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on the _ the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on the tv _ the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on the tv at _ the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on the tv at the _ the focus tomorrow, kathy. yeah, you and i were on the tv at the same - and i were on the tv at the same time when the two couples walked out. and i have to say, it didn't look warm and fuzzy, did it, let's be honest? itjust didn't. it looked pretty transient strain. there wasn't much interaction, if any, as far as i remember between the two couples. the kmart together and then went to their separate walkabouts. i spoke to one royal expert who is close to people in the palace who said to me that actually, king charles and prince harry — speaking, that there is communication going on between them. things are not patched up between them. things are not patched up but there is at least communication and diplomatic language, i think they would call

that there are channels open. but thatis that there are channels open. but that is not the case between prince harry and prince william. she thought, that was her understanding. it is sad. it is sad when on the family has problems. and as we were saying yesterday, i spent time earlier this year travelling around some of the other european monarchies and looking at what they are doing, and they have had members of the royalfamily are doing, and they have had members of the royal family who have been controversial or troublesome or difficult or rebellious, and they just seem to have found a way to deal with it in private as families that at least has kept the families together, even when those senior royals have had to step back from the royal duties, as in the case in the royal duties, as in the case in the princess of norway. it's a rift in the family and you wish there was a way this family could he found a way that all of this could've been done with love and care, and respect, and they have managed to not have this very clear public falling apart. not have this very clear public falling apart-— not have this very clear public falling apart. not have this very clear public fallint a art. :. . . ,, falling apart. yeah, but that if you look back through _ falling apart. yeah, but that if you look back through history, - falling apart. yeah, but that if you look back through history, it - falling apart. yeah, but that if you look back through history, it is - look back through history, it is always difficult for the spare, as

he whispers to himself. and we see that in royal families around royal family, as much as the royalfamily here in the uk. are you ever going tojoin request mark here in the uk. are you ever going to join request mark are you going to join request mark are you going to fly into the united states and just a half a mile away from me for the entire week, or are we ever going to be together? i the entire week, or are we ever going to be together?— the entire week, or are we ever going to be together? i flew in. the onus is on you _ going to be together? i flew in. the onus is on you to _ going to be together? i flew in. the onus is on you to have come - going to be together? i flew in. the onus is on you to have come visit i onus is on you to have come visit me. i have you showed up at west mr abbe? not once, christian frazier. yes, i will be with you tomorrow after the coronation, after all of the wonderful special coverage that we will be picking up tomorrow. so be on your best behaviour, frazier. always. i look forward to that. we'll see you tomorrow. thank you so much for your coverage today. we're joined by the royal historian kelly swaby and catherine butcher, co—author of the servant queen and the king she serves. i was just saying to kelly when you want to talk about, and she said the

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exclusive act. tomorrow, we will see the due, the prince of wales, the archbishop of canterbury, kneel before charles. but the publics will before charles. but the publics will be invited, if they wish to pay homage to the monarch. to me, that is more inclusive. it involves so many more people who traditionally i think would feel excluded from the coronation. to a fine balancing act but he is trying to strike. he's trying to adhere to the traditions of monarchy, the institution, of the coronation, but he's also trying to make the monarchy more accessible to a lot of people. i say a lot of people, i don'tjust mean the united kingdom. he's the king of 14 other realms. i'm sure many of those people in those realms of different cultures will appreciate greater inclusion into this ancient ceremony that dates back over a thousand years. for me as a historian it's incredibly fascinating what charles is trying to do. incredibly fascinating what charles is trying to do-_ incredibly fascinating what charles is trying to do. quite a shift, when ou look is trying to do. quite a shift, when you look at — is trying to do. quite a shift, when you look at the _ is trying to do. quite a shift, when you look at the insignia. _ is trying to do. quite a shift, when you look at the insignia. all - you look at the insignia. all freshly stitched, inscribed, these chairs. that is now king charles insignia, which of course replaces

the insignia of the late queen. catherine, let's talk about the moment tomorrow which will knock—back all those years, those thousands of years, to the early israelite kings, and that is the anointing. there is a connection in the oil that they will use. it has been consecrated by the patriarch in jerusalem. there was a connection between that oil and his grandmother, princess alice. yes, because the oil is taken from two of the monastery, and because the oil is taken from two of the monastery.— the monastery, and one of them is where the late _ the monastery, and one of them is where the late princess _ the monastery, and one of them is where the late princess alice - the monastery, and one of them is where the late princess alice was i where the late princess alice was buried. so there is that very special connection for the king. and they are taking this oil from pressed all of us, and they have mixed it with all sorts of lovely fragrances, but in the past we had products from wells and similar

facts in this time it is totally vegan. so much more acceptable to arcane. but it's oil. , arcane. christians do believe that that is going to be a vehicle, a syllable of something that is special but is going to happen to the king. taste going to happen to the king. we won't actually see that of course, because it will be behind adults cream which will be erected as the archbishop does the anointing. but he will take off his robe and he might show. we he will take off his robe and he might show-— he will take off his robe and he mitht show. . ., �* , ., ., might show. we won't see anointing? reversint might show. we won't see anointing? reversing the — might show. we won't see anointing? reversing the queen _ might show. we won't see anointing? reversing the queen anointing. - might show. we won't see anointing? reversing the queen anointing. we i reversing the queen anointing. we will, but not the king. but that really does not to the spirit elegy of the whole practice. what about the regalia. we talked about the sort that will be carried out, the spurs, the orb, the various parts of the regalia that date back to the restoration. after they and a connection to the christian spirituality that we have been

talking about�*s spirituality that we have been talking about's_ spirituality that we have been talking about's very much both. that's what _ talking about's very much both. that's what got _ talking about's very much both. that's what got me _ talking about's very much both. that's what got me interested i talking about's very much both. | that's what got me interested in monarchy, because it went to the tower of london and i saw all of these clowns, sceptres, swords, with a cross over and orb. and i thought my goodness, christianity is at the heart of the monarchy in the way that i hadn't really appreciated. that's when i started listening to the queens christmas broadcast more closely and discovered much more about her in the christian faith. but if you look at the regalia tomorrow, they've got this magnificent crown with a cross over and orb, and then lots ofjewels. but the significance of the cross thatis but the significance of the cross that is at the centre of this, and the cross talks aboutjesus christ, who sacrificed himself. and we are expecting the king, in some ways, to sacrifice his personal life to serve the community. so that's deeply symbolic. the community. so that's deeply s mbolic. ~ �* :. ~ the community. so that's deeply s mbolic. . �* ., ,, ., symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little bit more. _ symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little bit more, because _ symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little bit more, because we - symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little bit more, because we are - symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little | bit more, because we are going symbolic. 0k. we'll talk a little i bit more, because we are going to just focus on some of that regalia,

the only european country actually that still uses regalia. at a monarchs coronation, the crown, the orb, the sceptres, as they say, the symbols of royalty. but what they actually signify�*s here's joan symbols of royalty. but what they actually signify�*s here'sjoan hill for a further information. the sceptre with the king's orb and sceptres were made for the last king charles, king charles ii, in 1661. they've been used in coronations since then. the orb is a hollow gold globe, mounted with jewels and topped with a cross symbolising the christian world. the sceptre with cross represents power and justice. the star of africa on top is cut from the largest diamond in the world. the king will also be presented with the sceptre with dove. also called the rod of equity and mercy, it represents the monarch's spiritual role. st edward's chair was made in 1300 by order of edward i to enclose

the stone of destiny, a symbol of the scottish monarchy. it will sit on the mosaic floor, in front of the high altar. st edward's crown is only used at a coronation. we're familiar with a representation of it on post boxes or on the cover of a passport. it's solid gold, set with 444 jewels including rubies, sapphires and garnets. will you will see that and its full glory tomorrow when it is brought up to the high altar in westminster abbey. and for the first time, the king and queen consort have commission for artists to capture some the most significant moments of the coronation weekend. we're very lucky to have one of them with us. she is the artist hired eileen hogan. you can see here are some of her previous work on screen. she will be painting from within westminster abbey and she was the first woman to be appointed this

role. she is america's professor at the university of the arts, loveland. and she is emeritus professor at the university of the arts london. you're going to paint ten paintings? how are you going to move around's well that's a good question. i'm not going to move around tomorrow, but i have been preparing myself for this. quite often with my work, 70% of it is actually getting to know the subject really well. so i have been drawing in the abbey. i've been looking at the regalia that you've been talking about. i've done a portrait of the archbishop of canterbury, because she is such a key figure in the ceremony. today, i've been looking at flowers. i've been to rehearsals during the week. and i've been reading a huge amount about the history of the ceremony. which is like a history lesson, really. and as you been saying it

reflects the social history, the relationship of the monarch of the state, the monarch on the people. and it is very much, it very much reveals the accountability of our constitution, which is all going to contrary to what i do. so in answer to your question, i am doing a series which will represent the different stages of the ceremony. and i have been looking very hard at each phase. in my challenge, really, is to develop painting relationship with the spirituality of the occasion. with the spirituality of the occasion-— with the spirituality of the occasion. . . , , with the spirituality of the occasion. ~ :. . . :, :, ~ occasion. we have 'ust been looking out some of _ occasion. we have 'ust been looking out some of your — occasion. we have just been looking out some of your pictures. - occasion. we have just been looking out some of your pictures. maybe i occasion. we have just been looking| out some of your pictures. maybe we can put them up again for our viewers to see. there is a very soft palate and some of them. i love this picture that you painted of the king. picture that you painted of the kint. :. ~ picture that you painted of the kint. :, ~' ,, picture that you painted of the king-_ with - picture that you painted of the king._ with the - picture that you painted of the - king._ with the flowers king. thank you. with the flowers the are. king. thank you. with the flowers they are- and _ king. thank you. with the flowers they are. and it's _ king. thank you. with the flowers they are. and it's a _ king. thank you. with the flowers they are. and it's a very _ king. thank you. with the flowers they are. and it's a very informall they are. and it's a very informal style portrait. you've got a matter sort of downtime, or it certainly

comes across like that. tomorrow is a much more formal occasion. what sort of palate we will use for lexmark was mark sort of palate we will use for lexmark was marl— sort of palate we will use for lexmark was mark well, it's a different palate. _ lexmark was mark well, it's a different palate. i _ lexmark was mark well, it's a different palate. i mean, - lexmark was mark well, it's a different palate. i mean, the | lexmark was mark well, it's a - different palate. i mean, the abbey is, its architecture is very strong. the flowers are very strong. its, is, its architecture is very strong. the flowers are very strong. b. lat the flowers are very strong. a lot of crimson- _ the flowers are very strong. a lot of crimson- a _ the flowers are very strong. a lot of crimson. a lot _ the flowers are very strong. a lot of crimson. a lot of _ the flowers are very strong. a lot of crimson. a lot of gold, and - of crimson. a lot of gold, and crimson. _ of crimson. a lot of gold, and crimson, and _ of crimson. a lot of gold, and crimson, and that _ of crimson. a lot of gold, and crimson, and that sort - of crimson. a lot of gold, and crimson, and that sort of- of crimson. a lot of gold, and | crimson, and that sort of thing really. but i think actually, at the heart of all this, ritual and ceremony and pageant, it's all about people. and i think about swatch interests me a lot, is the relationship both between the people in terms of the state and how they relate to each other, the choreography, and its tremendous theatre, isn't it? filth. choreography, and its tremendous theatre, isn't it?— theatre, isn't it? oh, absolutely. and i wondered. _ theatre, isn't it? oh, absolutely. and i wondered. yeah, _ theatre, isn't it? oh, absolutely. and i wondered. yeah, i- theatre, isn't it? oh, absolutely. i and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive — and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me. _ and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me, but _ and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me, but i _ and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me, but i wonder - and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me, but i wonder if - and i wondered. yeah, i wondered, and forgive me, but i wonder if you| and forgive me, but i wonder if you almost take on the guise of a court

artist tomorrow. because you've got to work quickly if you're going to capture ten scenes from the coronation. do you sketch's and then perfect when you get home's how do you do it? perfect when you get home's how do ou do it? ~ :, �* you do it? well i wouldn't describe it as sketching _ you do it? well i wouldn't describe it as sketching and _ you do it? well i wouldn't describe it as sketching and then _ you do it? well i wouldn't describe | it as sketching and then production. when i do is i draw a lot. i am a composite drawer. all the time. and so i found out what i think about when i'm drawing, and then i work from memory. ifind out what matters to me, and then i develop the composition. so it's a kind of incremental progress, really. so, all the preparation isjust gathering, gathering stuff from experiences. and then, trying to capture a moment. so i'm going to be looking very hard, and asked actually listening very hard tomorrow. and i like very much the moments of silence, and the private

moments. so, ithink moments of silence, and the private moments. so, i think it's very much a question of observing very hard. i wouldn't expect the drawings that i will be doing tomorrow are entirely for my benefit. and then they lead into other work.— for my benefit. and then they lead into other work. have you given any thoutht, into other work. have you given any thought. there _ into other work. have you given any thought, there are _ into other work. have you given any thought, there are obviously - thought, there are obviously different stages to the coronation, but have you given any thought to which of the ten might be the most important small painting that you do's i important small painting that you do' ~' . ., do's i think it will change, possibly _ do's i think it will change, possibly after _ do's i think it will change, possibly after tomorrow. i do's i think it will change, i possibly after tomorrow. but do's i think it will change, - possibly after tomorrow. but i think the anointing is very important. and thatis the anointing is very important. and that is especially interesting, because that's in a way where one is not seeing the king. and it's a very silent moment. and that of course, i think the music. so the songs and the listening matter so much. so, it's a combination of those two things, i think. it's a combination of those two things, ithink. but it's a combination of those two things, i think. but then, it's a combination of those two things, ithink. but then, something happens when you start to paint. and

i do all this preparation, do a lot of detailed work, and then finally towards the end i get freer. and so i think about the marks that i'm making, and thinking about the painting. making, and thinking about the ttaintin. , i. painting. eileen, we wish you the best of luck _ painting. eileen, we wish you the best of luck tomorrow. _ painting. eileen, we wish you the best of luck tomorrow. thank - painting. eileen, we wish you the| best of luck tomorrow. thank you. it's a best of luck tomorrow. thank you. it's a great — best of luck tomorrow. thank you. it's a great endeavour— best of luck tomorrow. thank you. it's a great endeavour that - best of luck tomorrow. thank you. it's a great endeavour that you - best of luck tomorrow. thank you. j it's a great endeavour that you are employed to do tomorrow, and best of luck with it, and we hope you enjoy the occasion. thank you for coming on the programme this evening. thank ou. we on the programme this evening. thank you- we still— on the programme this evening. thank you- we still got _ on the programme this evening. thank you. we still got our _ panel with us. catherine, it's a really big day for artists, musicians, the queen is taken a great interest in the coronation once in which andrew lloyd weather has composed. it's called make a joyful noise. he said this morning that the king wanted it to be humble, something that we could all sing out long too, that lash through

the ages. that's quite a high bar. yes, but andrew lloyd webber is one person who could do that. so i'm looking forward to hearing that. looking forward to hear the gospel choir that sank at harry and meghan's wedding. looking forward to hear how all the different pieces are presented. and some of those pieces that have been sung through every coronation, going back for centuries. so was a doctor priest, that one that is so significant at the anointing. and that i was glad when i came to the house of the lord, that's another one that comes from our psalm. so there are lots of pieces of music that will be new, but they are now more traditional ones as well. but they are now more traditional ones as well-— but they are now more traditional ones as well. . . ., ones as well. yeah, the anthem i am told is based — ones as well. yeah, the anthem i am told is based on _ ones as well. yeah, the anthem i am told is based on verses _ ones as well. yeah, the anthem i am told is based on verses from - told is based on verses from psalm 98. i don't know what. but it is

based on the psalm. and the proceeds, you will be able to buy it after the coronation, it's going to be released as a single to raise money for the royal british legion and age uk. kelly, clearly, there is going to be a lot of nerves the head of the big day tomorrow, particularly those who are performing. i was listening to patty, who i think it's been doing weight exercises, because she's got a pic of that sort tomorrow. she's preventing some of the regalia. everyone's better role to play. i guess tonight they will be in their thoughts thinking don't mess it up! exactly. i think there will be lots of people. — exactly. i think there will be lots of people, a little bit of nerves. i imagine — of people, a little bit of nerves. i imagine that even the king says but he is calm. — imagine that even the king says but he is calm, and everyone around him so she's— he is calm, and everyone around him so she's calm. — he is calm, and everyone around him so she's calm, but i think even the kin- so she's calm, but i think even the king is— so she's calm, but i think even the king is having a few nurse tonight. tomorrow— king is having a few nurse tonight. tomorrow is — king is having a few nurse tonight. tomorrow is such a big day, at such an important— tomorrow is such a big day, at such an important day, whether you are in an important day, whether you are in a monarchist— an important day, whether you are in a monarchist or republican. in terms of the _ a monarchist or republican. in terms of the history of our country it's an important day. i think we are all realising _ an important day. i think we are all realising that now. there will be nerves. — realising that now. there will be nerves, but they are good nerves,

and if— nerves, but they are good nerves, and if you — nerves, but they are good nerves, and if you have nerves, ithink if anything — and if you have nerves, ithink if anything it shows that you care and you want _ anything it shows that you care and you want to — anything it shows that you care and you want to do a good job, not exactly— you want to do a good job, not exactly what the coronation needs and deserve. sol exactly what the coronation needs and deserve. so i think it's a good thing _ and deserve. so i think it's a good thint. ~ , , and deserve. so i think it's a good thint. ,. and deserve. so i think it's a good thint. i, . and deserve. so i think it's a good thint. i, : thing. absolutely still. well said. wet the end _ thing. absolutely still. well said. wet the end of _ thing. absolutely still. well said. wet the end of our— thing. absolutely still. well said. wet the end of our programme. i thing. absolutely still. well said. - wet the end of our programme. kelly and catherine, thank you for keeping me company this evening. lots of people going to bed early. a very early start tomorrow, around 7000 members of the armed forces will be getting into their catch. not many hours from now, ready, on parade, on the mall tomorrow, waiting for the jubilee state cage to arrive at the gates. and it will arrive punctually at 1020 tomorrow morning. let me leave you with some pictures from london this evening. this is big ben, elizabeth tower there lit up. illuminated. from around the uk, you will see many of those flowers in the abbey tomorrow. and here is a picture of the powers behind me this evening, which is illuminated, still

and quiet. the guests have gone and the king and queen left alone with their thoughts ahead of the big day tomorrow. from me, thank you for watching. we will see you tomorrow. hello. weekend forecast coming up injust a moment. first of all, a look back on friday's weather, and it was a day of sunny spells and widespread showers — northern ireland, england and wales. a number of those showers turned thundery like this really hefty downpour working across staffordshire. our radar and lightning detector picked up those storms, particularly frequent thunderstorms across eastern areas of england, with a few for the midlands, wales and one or two rumbling away in northern ireland as well. overnight, very gradually, it will become calmer, with showers becoming less widespread. later in the night, though, we're going to start to see rain arrive across the southwest of england. now, temperatures overnight about 9—11 degrees, so it is going to be a mild night. then the forecast for saturday, well, this area of rain is going to be moving up from the south and west. so, for london, for the coronation,

it looks like, yes, there will be some rain around. for the most part, probably quite light and drizzly in nature, but there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in as well. elsewhere, the heavier rain will be across south west england and wales. this area of wet weather then pushes northwards, reaching northern england later in the afternoon. ahead of that, for scotland and for northern ireland, saturday will be a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. apart from northeast scotland, where it will continue to be quite cloudy and cool with highs of 11 in aberdeen. otherwise, 15—18 degrees should feel ok and you might manage a few sunny spells across the southeast late in the day. then, as we go through saturday night, showers will push their way northwards, eventually reaching eastern scotland later in the night. another mild night, temperatures about 9—12 degrees. and then through sunday, it is a day where we'll see some showers develop. they're most likely to form across scotland and eastern areas of england, something a bit drier for wales and western england. not a bad kind of day in northern ireland, although there will be a band of rain approaching from the west late in the day.

given a bit of sunshine, could actually be a bit warmer, with temperatures pushing up into the low 20s in the warmest spots. we've got more unsettled weather for monday — a day of sunshine and showers. the showers widespread, a number of them becoming thundery and some will have hail mixed in as well. between those heavy downpours in the may sunshine, it will still feel ok, and it's getting a bit warmer in northeast scotland. so, over the next few days, rain around on saturday and showers turning increasingly heavy and thundery over the next few days.

tonight at ten, we've got all the local election results and analysis. and we are live outside westminster abbey on the eve of the king's coronation.— coronation. these are our top stories. cheering labour make big gains at the poles from swindon to stoke to medway as the conservatives endure a bruising election. . :. ~ , election. these are the key battlegrounds _ election. these are the key battlegrounds as _ election. these are the key battlegrounds as we - election. these are the key battlegrounds as we go - election. these are the key| battlegrounds as we go into election. these are the key - battlegrounds as we go into the next election— battlegrounds as we go into the next election and make no mistake, it means— election and make no mistake, it means we — election and make no mistake, it means we are on course for a labour majority— means we are on course for a labour majority at _ means we are on course for a labour majority at the next election. dejection for the conservatives who saw a collapse in support right across england but the prime minister says he is sticking to his agenda. minister says he is sticking to his a t enda. , ,.,

minister says he is sticking to his atenda. , �* minister says he is sticking to his atenda. �* ., minister says he is sticking to his atenda. , �* ., ., agenda. the message i'm hearing from --eole agenda. the message i'm hearing from people tonight — agenda. the message i'm hearing from people tonight as _