live from london, this is bbc news. with continuing coverage of the coronation of their majesties king charles and queen camilla. despite the rain, huge crowds came to buckingham palace to greet the royal party. despite the rain, huge crowds came to buckingham palace to greet the royal parties. a moment in history as the st edward's crown is placed on the king's head by the archbishop of canterbury at westminster abbey. god save the king. fanfare camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth

the queen mother, in 1937. a personal moment between king and heir, william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i, william, prince of wales, pledge my loyalty to you as your liegeman in life and limb, so help me god. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. and the weather causes a scaled—down fly—past, but the red arrows delighted the crowds. good evening. the lightjust faded here at buckingham palace. there is queen victoria holding the orb in

the memorial at buckingham palace with winged victory shimmering above her in these dark skies. still the rainfalls. most people have now left, some stragglers still soaking up left, some stragglers still soaking up the atmosphere of the day. there's been no event like it in seven decades. king charles iii has been crowned in a ceremony rich with music and symbolism at london's westminster abbey. the king took an oath on a bible promising to do —— fulfil the duties of the monarch. his queen — camilla — was also crowned in a service which included representatives from a range of faiths across the uk and the commonwealth. the coronation was watched by world leaders — including 90 heads of state — and celebrities inside the abbey. millions watched around the world. us first ladyjill biden was there. president biden is not in the uk.

french president emmanuel macron and first lady of ukraine olena zelenska were also in the abbey, as were leaders of commonwealth countries and the prime minister rishi sunak, who gave a reading from the bible during the service. in the most sacred part of the service, the king was shielded from public view by screens while choristers sang handel's zadok the priest, performed at every coronation since the early 18th century. prince william also made a pledge of loyalty to king charles, before members of the congregation were invited to offer their own support. thousands of people lined the streets to see the king and queen as they returned to buckingham palace in the gold state coach, first used in 1831. the flag—waving crowds cheered as the coach drawn by eight horses drove by. they were accompanied by a procession made up of 4,000

military personnel marching in step. a short while afterwards, the new king and queen appeared on the balcony of buckingham palace with other members of the royal family although the king's brother the duke of york — prince andrew — and his son the duke of sussex — prince harry — were not there. the watching royals were treated to a military fly—past over the palace which included the iconic red arrows. a huge security operation was in place for the event. several hundred anti—monarchy protesters in trafalgar square jeered during the service, as it was relayed to crowds. several demonstrators were arrested — that followed the passing of a new law in britain this week to toughen rules on public protests. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching all the events. may 6th, 2023. coronation day.

in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations of which the british monarch is also head of state were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather — as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain.

at the abbey, the king's family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duke of york making a brief appearance in public, wearing the robes of a knight of the garter. attended by prince george, who was one of the pages, and dressed in his robes of state, the king entered the abbey for his crowning. to hubert parry�*s anthem, i was glad.

# vivat the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five—year—old prince louis. the king was greeted to his coronation, by a chorister. your majesty, as children of kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name, and after his example, i come not to be served but to serve. will you solemnly promise and swear... the king swore the traditional coronation oath, to govern the peoples of the united kingdom and his other realms according to their law. i solemnly prim misso to do.

—— promise so to do. there was a special composition from the ascension choir. and then the most sacred moments of the service... music: zadok the priest. the anointing of the monarch for which the king was divested of his robe and jacket and moved to the coronation chair which had been screened from view, to be anointed with holy oil. the king knelt before the altar, before being dressed in robes of gold, to receive the coronation regalia. the orbs, sceptres and other items some of which were presented by representatives of other faiths.

and then the moment of the king's crowning. god save the king! god save the king. the prince of wales pledged his loyalty. faith and truth i will bear unto you as your liege man of life and limb, so help me god. god save the king! god save king charles. the family watched. harry in the third row from the front. i now invite those

who wish to offer their support to do so. the congregation in the abbey recited the homage of the people. i swear that i will pay true allegance do your majority and to your heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god. and then the queen was crowned, the culmination of the transformation of the former camilla parker—bowles. # god save our gracious king... the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain, the gold state coach... and the parade of more than 4,000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace.

prince george had rejoined his brother and sister, after his page boy duties, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds. all the military detachments formed up in the palace grounds. three cheers for his majesty the king, and her majesty the queen. hip, hip... hooray! cheering and applause and then, out on to the palace balcony for the first time as king, came charles ii! with queen camilla. they were joined by the pages, and the working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows, in a curtailed coronation fly—past.

finally, on the balcony, it was just the king and queen. charles, a crowned monarch now, committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it was a day steeped in history and a deeply spiritual day. catherine pepinster is a religious and royal expert, who knows an awful lot about coronations and what they have meant down the years. maybe we should start with the most spiritual part of the day, the anointing of the monarch. let's talk about the oil, where it had come from. it about the oil, where it had come from. , ., ., ., ., about the oil, where it had come from. _, ., ., .,, . from. it is almost made to a secret reci e, from. it is almost made to a secret recipe. we — from. it is almost made to a secret recipe. we are _ from. it is almost made to a secret recipe, we are not _ from. it is almost made to a secret recipe, we are not exactly - from. it is almost made to a secret recipe, we are not exactly sure - from. it is almost made to a secret. recipe, we are not exactly sure what they do but we know that there are certain spices and perfumes that go into it. the essential ingredient is olive oil. and this time they chose olive oil. and this time they chose olive oil. and this time they chose olive oil from olives are grown on the mount of olives injerusalem

where the king's grandmother princess alice is buried. so, very poignant family link, there, as well as this ancient recipe. also, this time it was animal cruelty free. they avoided some of the things they usually have in it like ambergris and civet, so that appeal to more people, and chimed with the king's sentiment as well, so something special at the heart of that anointing ceremony. can special at the heart of that anointing ceremony. can be talk about the books _ anointing ceremony. can be talk about the books which _ anointing ceremony. can be talk about the books which took - about the books which took prominence in the service? first of all, the new bible, the first gift given to the king.— all, the new bible, the first gift given to the king. yes, at every coronation _ given to the king. yes, at every coronation there _ given to the king. yes, at every coronation there is _ given to the king. yes, at every coronation there is a _ given to the king. yes, at every coronation there is a new - given to the king. yes, at every coronation there is a new bible | given to the king. yes, at every - coronation there is a new bible made for each monarch. this one had the king's insignia, charles ii! r, then adorned with gold leaf, flowers,

representing his interest in the natural world so, very beautiful thing. that was used for him to swear his oath. so that was very important. and then we came to the gospel important. and then we came to the gospel. bm important. and then we came to the a-osel. �* . ~ gospel. an ancient text he specifically _ gospel. an ancient text he specifically asked - gospel. an ancient text he specifically asked to - gospel. an ancient text he specifically asked to be . gospel. an ancient text he - specifically asked to be brought to the service, it is normally corpus christi from cambridge but today... it is a beautiful illuminated manuscript, a unesco world heritage object, it is that important. they brought it for the gospel reading of the service. so this is quite an unusual thing. the service. so this is quite an unusualthing. i the service. so this is quite an unusual thing. i think it dates from the 14th century. 50 unusual thing. i think it dates from the 14th century.— the 14th century. so it was a blend ofthe the 14th century. so it was a blend of the old and _ the 14th century. so it was a blend of the old and the _ the 14th century. so it was a blend of the old and the new, _ the 14th century. so it was a blend of the old and the new, very - the 14th century. so it was a blend of the old and the new, very much j of the old and the new, very much the message of the entire coronation.— the message of the entire coronation. ,, . , coronation. essentially say, way back in time. — coronation. essentially say, way back in time, and _ coronation. essentially say, way back in time, and today, - coronation. essentially say, way back in time, and today, the - coronation. essentially say, way - back in time, and today, the gospel matters. so we heard the bishop of london read from the gospel for the

service. . ~ london read from the gospel for the service. ., ~ , ., london read from the gospel for the service. . ~' , ., , london read from the gospel for the service. ., ~ i. , . service. thank you very much indeed, catherine. lots _ service. thank you very much indeed, catherine. lots of— service. thank you very much indeed, catherine. lots of standout _ service. thank you very much indeed, catherine. lots of standout moments| catherine. lots of standout moments today in the coronation which people have been talking about since the event earlier this afternoon. there are of course those who did not want to take part in the celebration today. there have been a number of protests today, with the police saying they've arrested more than 50 people in central london. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports now on some of those, who were not celebrating, the coronation. chanting: not my king! the anti—monarchy protests had been planned for months. the demonstrators based themselves at trafalgar square, about halfway along the procession route. but before they had even started, some of the protest leaders were arrested and their placards confiscated. we found one of the organisers in handcuffs. he said police had mistaken luggage straps for items that might be used to lock on to street furniture. the royal family rules

by the perception of public consent. there cannot be public opposition to them. human rights groups said the arrests set a dangerous precedent, coming on the back of new protest laws passed only this week. not my king! but the demonstration went ahead without its leaders. the service is being relayed to the crowd outside, and every time the name king charles is mentioned, the anti—monarchist demonstrators start chanting "not my king." among the hundreds of thousands in central london, this was a protest by a few hundred people, but to the annoyance of others they made their voices heard, even as the king rode back to the palace. daniel sandford, bbc news, in trafalgar square. jodie beck from liberty human rights group says the arrests are unwelcome for the democratic spirit of this country.

we spoke to her earlier. what we have seen today is a human rights nightmare, as so many campaigners predicted this week, whether it is seeing people arrested on the way to a demonstration, having placards seized, protesters being arrested simply for wearing a t—shirt, or being threatened if they were to shout, not my king. this is all deeply concerning and sets a really dangerous precedent as a democratic nation. do you think it was an arrest under the new laws that were passed in the last week and rushed through in time for the coronation? i think that that may be the case. as we said at the beginning, it is currently unclear. it is interesting. in the run—up to the coronation we saw a toxic combination of new powers and regulations being passed, whether that was the public order act gaining royal assent on tuesday and

coming into effect the day after, we have a question now whether police actually understood those powers or whether it was the rolling out of facial recognition technology across westminster or new secondary legislation that was rushed through with no kind of scrutiny or accountability in parliament, so i wait with curiosity for the details of what powers have been used today. so do we all. i wonder whether two things combined, we have a new law and an extraordinary security operation around a once—in—a—lifetime event. is it possible that we had some overzealous police officers making arrests, and this wasn't supposed to be the policy? i think, although what we have seen today is deeply concerning, i have to say it is not surprising at all. we have a bit of a shameful history in terms of how protest is policed in this country whether that is the sarah everard

vigil and police violence there, orarrests following the death of the queen, and as a result the metropolitan police having to apologise for it. so when we are in a situation at the moment where laws are being passed that explicitly enable the creation of a hostile environment for protest we have to question is surprising at all. the patient had been taking place around the country. our report on fox was in luton to speak to people there about the occasion. i am at a very wet luton town centre. there is no doubt that the rain has impacted numbers of people that have turned up numbers of people that have turned up but everything has gone ahead as planned. there was this morning at st george's square in the centre, parade, followed by a flag displayed

in the coronation played out on the big screen. the numbers were quite low because the rain was at its heaviest at that point. from then on it was party time in luton, there was everything going on, face painting and storytelling for the kids, some coronation themed stilt walkers walking around the place, food trucks and on the stage which you can see behind me, it has wound down now but there was all sorts going on, kenyan and canadian dancing, irish dancing, and a theatre group, which reflected the diversity of luton itself. —— ghanaian dancing. this was one of the first place as the king visited when he became king. one of the things he went to was the opening of the newly built, because let me get this right, it was the guru ganak

gudwara, so what was that like? yes. gudwara, so what was that like? yes, i met the gudwara, so what was that like? yes, i met the king. _ gudwara, so what was that like? yes, i met the king. he — gudwara, so what was that like? yes, i met the king, he came _ gudwara, so what was that like? yes, i met the king, he came in _ gudwara, so what was that like? ya: i met the king, he came in and everyone was cooking food and serving people and he wanted to know what is in this big pot, so we lifted up the lid for the king to have a look, and it was things like rice pudding, curries, sweet dishes, he was really impressed. but some of them, my friends making chapatis, and he was really impressed to see it. i and he was really impressed to see it. ., , and he was really impressed to see it. . , ., ., ., it. i am feeling hungry all of a sudden! plenty _ it. i am feeling hungry all of a sudden! plenty more - it. i am feeling hungry all of a sudden! plenty more of - it. i am feeling hungry all of a sudden! plenty more of those it. i am feeling hungry all of a - sudden! plenty more of those recipes tomorrow for the big lunch and the coronation street parties that will be happening tomorrow. i'm joined by our royal correspondent charlotte gallagher. the union flag is flying which means the king is not in

residence, you know where he has gone? residence, you know where he has ione? ., , , , ., residence, you know where he has one? , ., ., residence, you know where he has ione? , , . ., ., ., gone? possible that he has gone to clarence house, _ gone? possible that he has gone to clarence house, one _ gone? possible that he has gone to clarence house, one minute's - gone? possible that he has gone to clarence house, one minute's drive up clarence house, one minute's drive up the mall, but he could have gone to windsor because tomorrow the focus will be on the windsor castle because on the grounds, there will because on the grounds, there will be the coronation concert. there is often a concert involved in these big royal events, there was one at thejubilee so tomorrow there will be won at windsor castle, lionel richie, katy perry, take that, katy perry was invited to the coronation, there is a funny video for trying to find her seat she was looking under this big hat of her trying to find out what you were supposed to be sitting. she will be performing in front of the royal family, and we will see some of the younger members going to watch tomorrow with huge crowds expected in windsor. and it is also the big lunch, one of the community events that is being done, up community events that is being done, up and down the uk and throughout the commonwealth, people are

encouraged to have lunch big or small so it could be your whole street, or a tiny one. find street, or a tiny one. and the weather is — street, or a tiny one. and the weather is meant _ street, or a tiny one. and the weather is meant to - street, or a tiny one. and the weather is meant to be - street, or a tiny one. and the weather is meant to be a - street, or a tiny one. and the weather is meant to be a bit. street, or a tiny one. and the - weather is meant to be a bit better tomorrow, mercifully, so that is good. we only have a minute, can be talk about prince harry? we have seen pictures of him at the airport, quite quickly after the service. did he not hang around for the lunch? we don't he not hang around for the lunch? - don't know that for sure but it doesn't appear that he'd spent very long in london. he got into a black car, when he left westminster abbey and was next pictured at heathrow. we have not seen any pictures of the family portraits that were done inside buckingham palace after the coronation, but a flying visit for him, 2a hours, he was relegated to the third row, essentially, with his cousins. years ago he would have been front and centre along with his brother. his brother will be the king, he is the heir, but harry play such a big role as a working royal.

and no sign that both of them spoke today. charlotte will be at windsor castle tomorrow for coverage of the concert. we have breaking news away from the coronation. we will be back in the next hour, dojoin us for that. i'm tanya beckett. the international atomic energy agency has a presence at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine have received information about evacuation of residents from the nearby town have started. we are getting news that there are air raid alerts over two thirds of ukrainian territory. joining us from the newsroom... territory. joining us from the newsroom. . ._ territory. joining us from the newsroom. . .— territory. joining us from the newsroom... ., ., , newsroom... we don't have many details at the _ newsroom... we don't have many details at the moment _ newsroom... we don't have many details at the moment but - newsroom... we don't have many details at the moment but it - newsroom... we don't have many details at the moment but it is . newsroom... we don't have many details at the moment but it is in | details at the moment but it is in respect of zaporizhzhia and the nuclear power plant there. what alerted us to it was a tweet from the international atomic energy agency said the director general said the evacuation of residents of

a village nearby where most of the staff live has started. we don't know why that is bad, as you say, air raid sirens have been heard across large parts of ukraine tonight. the iaea says it is closely monitoring for any potential impact on nuclear safety and security but it says that the staff there are remaining on the site but the director general says he is extremely concerned about the nuclear safety and security risks facing the plant and they must act now to prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident. it is worth remembering that the plant itself before the war provided 20% of ukraine's electricity, it has six reactors and crucially, it is the largest nuclear power plant in europe but that at the moment is the latest that we have on it. just europe but that at the moment is the latest that we have on it.— latest that we have on it. just to be clear again, _ latest that we have on it. just to be clear again, we _ latest that we have on it. just to be clear again, we are _ latest that we have on it. just to be clear again, we are hearing l be clear again, we are hearing of air raid alerts across two thirds of the entire territory of ukraine.

this of course in the context of an expected withdrawal from bakhmut. this is bbc news. and we should see more sunshine around throughout sunday and it should feel a lot warmer as well. there'll still be a few showers dotted around, maybe the north and the east, but then it's all downhill again as we head into bank holiday monday. another frontal system working in off the atlantic will bring rain and that will be followed by plenty of showers. and i think sunshine will be quite limited. so this is monday's rain on the pressure chart. this is today's rain slowly pushing northwards and eastwards into the north sea. gradually, it will eventually turn a bit drier. there'll be a legacy of cloud and some showers, but clearer skies towards the south and certainly across the north and west. so it's here where temperatures will fall into single digits. but another mild night to come, much of england and wales, 10 to 12 celsius. so we start at sunday off a bit

of a murky start with some cloud, but the sunshine should break that cloud up quite quickly and we should see it brightening up nicely and into the afternoon, many places will stay dry. the shower risk will be central, eastern scotland, central eastern england. and then later in the day it will turn windier and cloudier with some rain for northern ireland. but temperatures will respond. it's going to feel warmer, particularly in england and wales could see up to 20, 21 degrees, 18 degrees in the central belt of scotland. but like i mentioned, it doesn't last. although it will be a dry night for central and eastern parts, it'll turn wetter and windier out west, but milder as well. some warmer air moving in with this rain, temperatures dipping into single digits across eastern england under those clear skies. so this is the pressure chart then for bank holiday monday. we've got the weather front spreading from west to east across the country. more isobars on the chart so it will be blustery as well. it could start briefly dry and bright across the far south east, but soon the cloud, the wind and the rain will arrive here as well and it stays wet, as you can see.

could see some brightness in scotland, northern ireland, but that will set off some showers and these could turn out to be heavy and thundery as well. so with more breeze, more cloud, more rain around, it's not going to feel quite as warm on monday. temperatures generally for most of us around the mid—teens. and as we push off out of monday into the rest of the week, low pressure always nearby, it does remain fairly unsettled. these weather fronts will enhance shower activity, could see showers or even longer spells of rain at times. a bit of brightness, too. and although temperatures will start at around average, as that low pressure continues to bring north—westerly winds, it'll turn a little bit fresher for all of us.