live from washington. this is bbc news. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony — centuries old at westminster abbey. camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth, the queen mother in 1937. thousands lined the streets of london — the gold state coach with the newly crowned monarchs, slowly made it's way back to buckingham palace. and rounding off the day, a final appearance on the balcony for the king and queen. a fly—past ushering

in a new era, for the realm. i'm helena humphrey, great to have you with us. a historic day in the united kingdom — as king charles and queen camilla are crowned at westminster abbey — marking the beginning of a new era for the british monarchy. tens of thousands of people descended on london for a day of ceremony, tradition and pageantry, despite the wet weather. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. 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. world. the flags of the realm, 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 detach.s 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 severed but to ——serve. will you promise and swear... the king swore the tradition coronation oath, to govern the people'ses of the united kingdom and his other realms and terse truers according to their law. i solemnly prim misso to do. there was a special composition from the ascension choir. and then the most

sacred moments of the service... # 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 orb, centres 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! 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 alliege to 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 on 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 duty, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds.

0 nto onto the balcony for the first time as king. they werejoined by the pages in the working members of the royal family. pages in the working members of the royalfamily. through pages in the working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows in a curtailed fly past. finally, on the balconyjust the king and queen. charles committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. so more than 2000 people were inside westminster abbey for the service. heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe — politicians, celebrities, as well as charity volunteers and others members of the public invited to attend, by the king and queen. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports on the guests with golden tickets. from early morning, they queued

to take their seats. many never expected to find themselves here today, but their charity and community work secured them an invitation. there was a sprinkling of celebrity too. friends of the king and queen and supporters of their work. it was and supporters of their work. it was a unique experience for them all. it's fantastic not many people who -et it's fantastic not many people who get to— it's fantastic not many people who get to say— it's fantastic not many people who get to say that been invited to the coronation. it's wonderful.- coronation. it's wonderful. very, very excited- _ coronation. it's wonderful. very, very excited. hoping _ coronation. it's wonderful. very, very excited. hoping that - coronation. it's wonderful. very, very excited. hoping that the - coronation. it's wonderful. very, | very excited. hoping that the rain stays— very excited. hoping that the rain stays off~ — very excited. hoping that the rain stays off it— very excited. hoping that the rain sta 5 off. , very excited. hoping that the rain stasoff. , , stays off. it is unbelievably secial. stays off. it is unbelievably special- to _ stays off. it is unbelievably special. to see _ stays off. it is unbelievably special. to see the - stays off. it is unbelievably special. to see the people | stays off. it is unbelievably - special. to see the people here as well. i'm amongst royalty for the little old me from hackney. blimey.

cor blimey! by the time the service was over, most of the guests had been in their seats for around five hours. they left clutching their orders of service, a treasured memory of the day. it was amazing, it was stunning. i loved all the bits, i loved all the musical bits, the hymns. i didn't expect us, the congregation, to take part in it as much as we did. sometimes it was a bit like cricket, we didn't understand everything that was going on, but you thought, well, i'm in forthis, long—haul, it's interesting. four hours and we thought it was too short. _ you could have gone on for longer? yeah, probably could have gone on for longer. - i mean, just meticulously planned, l beautiful celebration of the king. i when it is the first coronation in 70 years, nobody is too famous for a selfie. those who had a seat in the service were eyewitnesses to history. daniela relph, bbc news, westminster abbey. we wa nt we want to bring you breaking news

with the police and the us state of texas are responding to a mass shooting put up at mass shooting taking place in a shopping centre in allen. that is reported by reuters. you could see pictures they are on your screen of the scene in allen in texas now. no word at this stage at reported deaths or the number of people injured inside that shopping mall at the allen premium outlet. the shooting took place in allen, which is located about 25 miles northeast of dallas. we will have more on this breaking news situation as it develops. back to coronation news. back to coronation news. as we mentioned there, a select goup were able to witness the ceremony in person from inside westminster abbey. one of those people was canadian high commissioner to the uk, ralph goodale. i spoke to him a little earlier. welcome to the program. thank you for taking the time. i know you had

a busy day today attending the coronation at west abbey. what were your impressions of the day? it was your impressions of the day? it was a ve full your impressions of the day? it was a very full day _ your impressions of the day? it was a very full day of— your impressions of the day? it was a very full day of pomp _ your impressions of the day? it was a very full day of pomp and - a very full day of pomp and ceremony, of course. but also important history. this kind of event only happens rarely in the flow of heads of state and kings and monarchs. it's a rare event. it's a privilege to be part of it. and it certainly was the bridge between the history and heritage of the throne, the monarchy. and the future for that where will this monarchy go in the 21st century? and what will it look like five or 15 years from now? very pertinent questions. you were in the room at westminster abbey, the eyes of the world was on that ceremony. iwonder the eyes of the world was on that ceremony. i wonder if are you in

particular there were any moments that really stood out that will stay with you. to that really stood out that will stay with ou. ., , ., .,, with you. to start with, it was king charles demeanour _ with you. to start with, it was king charles demeanour through - with you. to start with, it was king charles demeanour through the . with you. to start with, it was king i charles demeanour through the day. he was very controlled, very calm. it seemed to be, one would assume a very exciting time for the new monarch. but he seemed to be in a very thoughtful kind of mood. i think that augurs well for a monarch who will take that role seriously, who will take that role seriously, who will take that role seriously, who will want to perform his functions very well. and more than just being a symbol of authority, actually, exercising the powers and the opportunities that we people have to make a difference in peoples lives to contribute to community

service, community engagement, to advance, in our case in canada, the whole cause of indigenous reconciliation. and healing. to advance the cause of young people in our society so that they have a future that is hopeful and prosperous. obviously he will continue with his commitment to sustainability and clean and healthy environments. those sorts of things that will really make a difference in peoples lives. it’s that will really make a difference in peoples lives.— in peoples lives. it's interesting ou in peoples lives. it's interesting you touched — in peoples lives. it's interesting you touched on _ in peoples lives. it's interesting you touched on the _ in peoples lives. it's interesting you touched on the kings - in peoples lives. it's interesting - you touched on the kings demeanour because i understand you have met him in the past. tell us about that and your impression of the person who today has been crowned king. he is who today has been crowned king. he: is a very personable individual. one thatis is a very personable individual. one that is not at all standoffish for that when you are in his company he makes you feel immediately at ease, he's a very good conversationalist. he is interested in you, he asks a

lot of penetrating questions about what you do and how you do it and what you do and how you do it and what your hopes and dreams are. and what your hopes and dreams are. and what things may stand in your way and how things could be improved for the future. he's the kind of person that you warm up to really quickly. i think that personality will be a real credit. i think we saw that beginning to shine through, the day after his late mother passed away he had been in scotland where she died. in the next morning he returned to london. and everybody would've understood that he was grieving, if you driven through the crowd and gone right into his palace or his residents. but he didn't. he stopped on the street and he immediately waded into the crowds and began shaking hands with people and talking to them and they were

talking to them and they were talking to them and they were talking to him about his late mother. i think that showed a monarch that wanted to be outgoing and wanted to connect with people, that understood that his obligation is to the people who are notionally his subjects. as he said in the coronation today, he is there not to be served but rather to serve. and that dedication to service is something that he put right at the centre of the formal ceremony today. mentioning his subjects, are you anticipating a visit there in canada from king charles anytime soon? we're hopeful for that. from king charles anytime soon? we're hopefulfor that. he was in canada almost exactly a year ago now as part of the platinum jubilee celebration for his late mother. he's made a visit to canada fairly recently. but we would want to see him there in his new capacity now just as quickly as possible. i know

that the authorities on both sides of the atlantic are looking very carefully at the schedules and the timing and the other commitments to enable him to make a visit to canada just as quickly as he can. he has already as the prince of wales visited canada on 18 occasions. that is a pretty good number to start with. but not yet as his majesty the king. and canadians will be anxious to get to know him much better in that new capacity. and to see how the monarch will perform in that new role. as i said before, one of the critical components here is his relationship with indigenous people. it's a relationship that existed for many years, he is not a newcomer to this topic. indigenous healing and reconciliation are critical social

and economic issues and candidates these days. it is possible that his majesty will make a very substantial contribution for the better in advancing those causes in canadian society. advancing those causes in canadian socie . :, ~ advancing those causes in canadian socie . . ~ ., advancing those causes in canadian socie . .~ ., advancing those causes in canadian socie . . ~ ., society. talking about some of those toics society. talking about some of those to - ics that society. talking about some of those topics that you _ society. talking about some of those topics that you believe _ society. talking about some of those topics that you believe are _ topics that you believe are important to the canadian people, i want to talk about the transition we have seen from alyssa beatty and eric to the carolinian era which we're now in. —— elizabeth ian. i wonder if that has spurred any conversation in canada about the role of the monarchy.— role of the monarchy. certainly. when you _ role of the monarchy. certainly. when you have _ role of the monarchy. certainly. when you have a _ role of the monarchy. certainly. when you have a personality - role of the monarchy. certainly. when you have a personality as| when you have a personality as powerful and beloved as queen elizabeth on the throne for seven decades and then all of a sudden she is no longer there and someone else is no longer there and someone else is taking over. i think is only natural that people would have questions you ask. they would want to reflect on the nature of the

institution of the monarchy, the personalities involved, the constitutional issues involved and so forth. having that reflection is just human nature. it also presents a very important opportunity for some research and some thoughtfulness and education on the whole civics question of, what's involved in a democratic constitutional monarchy? what do you get with that kind of government, what are the benefits of that kind of constitutional structure? the answer obviously is the separation between head of state and head of government head of government, that's where the politics is done and that is where you see the controversy and the divisiveness. the head of state, which is the monarch, that's where you get the

symbols of unity, cohesion, stability and continuity. the things that pull people together. and there is a deep intrinsic value in having those two functions constitutionally separated. so the head of state is not that of government and the head of government is not the head of state. and i think that leads to a kind of stability and continuity and a higherfocus on kind of stability and continuity and a higher focus on values and the things that pull people together then when you have circumstances where they are embodied in one of the same person. that's a difficult act to perform. this discussion will take place in canada and people are certainly entitled to raise questions and to protest if they wish and so forth. but i think you will also find after the reflection very significant and strong support for the principles of a democratic constitutional monarchy. canadian

hi . h constitutional monarchy. canadian high commissioner _ constitutional monarchy. canadian high commissioner to _ constitutional monarchy. canadian high commissioner to the - constitutional monarchy. canadian high commissioner to the uk. - constitutional monarchy. canadian i high commissioner to the uk. thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this historic day. police in london have defended a series of arrests they made throughout coronation day. fifity—two people were detained, most of them on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. police say they had received information that protesters planned to disrupt the event. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. 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 deception 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. there is plenty more on our website, bbc .com including extraordinary images from the day. do check those

out. we're going to end our show with some highlights on this historic day. thank you for your company. bye for now. bye for now. music: "zadok the priest" by george frideric handel.

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hello there. it is a shame we had so much rain on saturday but things are looking up for sunday, it is going to be the best day of the coronation weekend. it is going to be drier and warmer, possibly the warmest day of the year so far but by the time we get to monday, back into cloud and wet weather. this is the cloud that will bring the rain from the atlantic on monday. in between two weather systems for sunday, hence that drier theme, in between this band of wet weather coming in from the atlantic and the wet weather we had earlier moving out to the north sea. so, dry, by the time we get a sunday morning, temperatures 9—11 c, it could be cloudy with a bit of mist and fog

around, the sunshine will get to work on that lengthy spells of sunshine developing. towards the end of the morning the odd shower breaking out across scotland, drifting in two eastern parts of and, likely to stay dry with many places having a dry day the sunshine. it will be warmer, 19 in glasgow, 18 in belfast, top temperature around 21 in the south—east of england. it should be dry at windsor for the evening concert. in northern ireland in the evening breeze will be picking up, blowing in cloud and rain and overnight on sunday night, that wet weather pushes way further east. in western parts, very mild, cool towards the east, and on bank holiday monday, the morning could be dry for a while at least, and bright across east anglia and south—east. before that, rain, heavy at times, pushes eastwards across england and wales. clear weather following that, but the sunshine and showers which could be heavy, and temperatures lower on bank holiday monday, typically around 16 celsius. once those tangle of weather fronts sweep away overnight we will be dominated by that area of low pressure in the atlantic for tuesday. around the base of that area of low pressure, stronger wind, and that

will bring in some showers. sunshine on tuesday in the morning but more shoppers arriving as we head into the afternoon, some of those heavy and thundery once again. temperatures around 16—18 c. it will be mixed for much of the weekend with some sunshine and some showers. should be drier towards the end of next week but not particularly warm. things are looking better for part two of the coronation weekend.

just days before millions tune in to watch the coronation, they are able to practice their movements along the processional route.