voice—over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. you can plan for everything except the weather. this is operation golden orb in action — the code name used for the king's coronation by those planning it, from buckingham palace

to the broadcasters. i'm getting soaking here. come on, hurry up. so am i! there has been a coronation plan for years but, in recent days and weeks, things have intensified... i'm just trying to fine—tune—balance it. ..knowing an event on this scale has to be perfect, even ensuring buckingham palace is properly dressed. march plays

we are the very front horse of the entire king's procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and then back again safely. it's absolutely incredible. it's not only a once—in—a—career opportunity, but it's a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. pipes play for the military, the final rehearsals happen under darkness, when central london can be closed, when the precision timing of a procession can be tested, when everyone involved can be sure of their place. you're on the streets you're going to be parading on on saturday and, therefore, for each person on parade, they're looking for the small details, the small markers, the ground that they've got to march across, the distance they are from

the people in front and behind, and they'll be focusing rather more on that than the crowd behind the crowd barriers. there'll be aircraft coming from all over the country, obviously from helicopter bases, from fastjet bases in lincolnshire. we'll be coming from across the uk to form up over the north sea, ready for the spectacle that we'll hopefully produce on 6th may. the fly—past is the grand finale of coronation day. the choreography is sharp,

but the weather is an unknown. i think the team has done a greatjob around the planning. as you've seen in the practice today, the team are well drilled, and the fly—past is coming together very nicely. obviously, 36 aircraft today, 68 on the day. so very much looking forward to delivering that for his majesty the king. singing they're getting ready to sing themselves into the history books. the westminster abbey choristers, whose time at the choir school just happens to coincide with the coronation. for the choristers, it is a nerve—racking business but sometimes it's the regular stuff that gets you through — like how they start their coronation day. i think most of us would probably shower in the morning. that's good. and probably comb our hair.

we might rehearse one or two lines of music. we don't run through pieces, because hopefully we've done enough rehearsal in the dress rehearsal and all of those rehearsals before. singing each piece of music during the service is the king's choice. he's been personally involved in every selection and every commission. can somebody sing me a c? sammy? singing brilliant. one, two, three. i think, �*cos you've done so many services now, it's not really nerves, but more like excitement for most of us, probably. singing i feel very special that i get to see an amazing moment in history when the king's crowned. singing quite amazed i'm

actually here, singing...the coronation. singing that's fine. thank you. | good. the king's eye runs through every detail. the seasonal flowers and foliage going into the abbey have his seal of approval. both he and the queen love their gardens. they know what they like. the arrangements are all sustainable, made without single—use plastics or floral foam. my approach was completely that it should be personal to the king and queen, and their passion is nature and the garden. so my approach was that everything should come from the garden, from the soil of the kingdom, from the four corners, if you like, the four nations.

it's something for the king and queen on this day that is beyond the pageantry. this is something that's completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they're like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they�* re. . . what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they've had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey's been a hive of activity for two weeks.

there's an awful lot of work that has to be done that nobody sees. the place has been cleaned. it's been re—gilded. we then had a huge operation which has provided the build for the coronation theatre. there's been a big lighting rig, there are the sound engineers here, and then there are all the moving parts of the ceremony. people are going to see ceremony, they're going to see tradition, some extraordinary ceremonial dress. you're going to see the british doing pageant, and the british do pageants like nobody else. so what you will see, frankly, will be jaw—dropping. the interesting question, i think, is whether you can dig under that and see that this is also deeply understood and that there's meaning in all this. there are sudden moments, particularly in rehearsal, when you realise you are right at the heart of british history, right here at the turning of a page.

that's an extraordinary experience. it's very moving. it is, of course, the coronation this weekend and i am camping out in the hope of being here in one of the best spots on the mall. how long are you going to be camping out for? well, i'm not sure, but we'll definitely be here for the coronation day. we met at william and catherine's wedding. yep. yep, 12 years ago. we were both sleeping on the street next to each other. and we've been to every event together since. i yep, quite a few. a coronation needs an audience, and the hardiest of royal supporters settle in on the mall days before the actual event.

most are veterans of a royal occasion. they know where to camp and what to bring. i'm sleeping in the chair, and i'm sleeping in my chair for another two and a half nights till the coronation. and what about stuff like cleaning behind your ears and brushing your teeth? oh, i've got all that in my bag. i've got all my heart medication and everything, so...you know what i mean? i'm well prepared. i'm just so excited. i'm like a five—year—old at christmas, waiting to open my presents. so that's the feeling i kind of have. maybe i'm insane. i don't know. you tell me. what did you do for your 37—year anniversary? 37th, we bought a bottle of wine at the shop down the road, and we sat outside our tent and drank the wine to celebrate, didn't we? we did. yeah. and the afternoon before the big day, there is a vip visit when the king arrives

on the mall to gauge the mood. with him, the prince and princess of wales. you're from phoenix? yes, lam, where it's nice and sunny. when did you come over? i'm going to be here for five nights total. it's my third night. have you been camped out here...? i'm going to be here tonight. no way. yes, iam. excited. a bit nervous. obviously it's a big day ahead. but, no, we can't wait. bells peal announcement: coronation day is here. to make sure everybody has the best experience, please consider others and pack up your tents to make space along the processional route. and good morning to you, saturday morning. it's 5 live breakfast with rachael burden and chris warburton on coronation day. i'm outside westminster abbey this morning where the king and queen will be crowned later today. coronation day.

last time there was one of these, millions were watching television for the very first time. now, in the uk, the bbc is using 150 cameras for broadcasts over coronation weekend. this is a global media event. untranslated music: morning mood from peer gynt by grieg bells peal nearby the scale of the operation is vast. these are all temporary tv and radio studios, built at the prime coronation locations. music: morning mood

from peer gynt by grieg and up early, the mall�*s dedicated group of campers. this is the day they've been waiting for. train guard: good morning. we will shortly be arriving into london waterloo. rush hour has a different look, too. music: morning mood from peer gynt by grieg negotiating the station brings challenges... indistinct station announcement ..then marching to take up their positions.

have we seen naga yet? broadcasters chat forecaster: ..some showers pushing their way gradually eastwards through the day. again, some sunshine in between the showers, so not... right, camera five to line and stand by. right, stand by, then. off you go, five. thank you. coming to one. cue. good morning. welcome to breakfast with me, naga munchetty, live from westminster abbey on an historic day — the coronation of king charles iii and queen camilla. it's just a privilege to be part of the moment in history. it doesn't matter whether you are a royalist, a monarchist or if you're anti—royal. this is a moment. it's a once—in—a—lifetime occasion. you know, not for 70 years have we seen a coronation.

and we get a front—row seat here of the preparations, which is almost as fascinating as the actual ceremony. for the archbishop of canterbury, a day of deep personal and religious significance. i'm fine! i'm sort of looking forward to it, really. he walks to the abbey across lambeth bridge with his fellow clergy. good morning. i hope you're not left with too much mess after this. it's really good to see you. likewise. most guests have to be seated in the abbey by 9am. many invited because of their contributions to their communities. amongst them, some well—known faces. the king is everybody�*s and nobody�*s, which is the genius of a constitutional monarchy. friends of the king and queen who support their charities.

very excited. really excited. it's kind of a surreal morning, you know? you don't think you're ever going to make it to a coronation, so... no, it's fantastic. we can't wait. very excited indeed and hoping that the rain stays off. - it is unbelievably special. and to see the people that are here as well — i'm amongst royalty and the greats of tv! like, really? "little old me from hackney? "cor blimey!" bells peal. my husband and i looked at each other and said, "how...? "is this a dream? "how could we ever be here?" it's simply thrilling. utterly thrilling. but i've got to say it'sjust as thrilling if we hadn't been invited — we'd be watching every moment of it at home or maybe, we'd come out and line the streets.

cheering.

because now, the focus as the king draws up in front of westminster abbey, all upon him. gradually, now, moving the carriage back a few feet so that he can get out of it at exactly the right spot. but, yes — this, now, the king's moment. with all the preparation that you do, it's always different on the day, and that's exactly what it was like just now outside the abbey, because the choreography was slightly different to what we were expecting, when the prince and princess of wales arrived. the king and queen ended up arriving first. with a mixture of hand signals and sometimes scribbled notes and there were other things i had to remember — like, there was a pause that had to happen at a certain moment in time for radio 3 to join us. so, there are lots of things that you're juggling at a moment like this. fanfare plays.

# vivat rex carolus! # vivat! all: god save king charles. the things which i have here before promised i i will perform and keep, so help me god. - # for god is the king of all the earth. # of all the earth...

god save the king! all: god save the king! faith and truth i will bearl unto you as your liegeman of life and limb, | so help me god. huw edwards: queen camilla will be crowned. _ # god save our gracious king. # long live our noble king. # god save the king. as the ceremony reaches its close, it's busy outside. troops in a holding

position are released, ready for the king and queen to emerge. # ..reign over us. # god save the king! at the abbey's west door for the journey back to buckingham palace. # ..and ever give us cause. # to sing with heart and voice. # god save the king! those who were there will remember. the power of the service will stay with them. oh, it was unbelievable. it was surreal. honestly, it was such a monumental moment in history

and you can't understand how, like, honoured i am to be involved in such a moment. well, it was magnificent. it was emotional. it was sometimes a bit like cricket — you didn't understand everything was going on but you thought, "well, i'm in for this long haul. "it seems interesting. " 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. marching band plays. so, this is the...? x marks the spot.

i've covered, i think, four american inaugurations for president. doesn't get anywhere near this. three cheers for his majesty the king and her majesty the queen! hip—hip! all: hooray! cheering and applause.

the weather doesn't dampen too many spirits but it does limit the coronation flypast. after so many hours of practice, not all the aircraft are able to fly. but the red arrows do get airborne, and this, their bird's—eye view. engines roar. clive? yeah? on the silver — that's it. a little bit more this way. a bit more this way? an event on this scale is a mammoth undertaking. there are so many parts that need to work together. below the glossy surface of coronation day are the thousands of people who make it happen. jesu, joy or man's

desiring by bach plays.

hello. for the vast majority of places, saturday turned into a mostly sunny and very warm day. many parts of western england, wales, northern ireland and scotland saw temperatures up to 21 degrees. however, in eastern england underneath this stubborn area of cloud, some places only got to ten degrees. now, that stubborn area of cloud still with us for sunday morning but it

should break up a little more effectively through the day ahead to allow more sunshine and warmth. at the same time, this cold front pushing in from the north—west will bring rain into parts of scotland and northern ireland first thing and as that front pushes south—eastwards through the day, it will introduce something a little bit cooler to the north and the west of the uk. so, through sunday morning, this cloud to start off across central and eastern england should break up a little more effectively, rolling back out into the north sea but this frontal system pushing south—eastwards out of scotland and northern ireland into northern england and west wales by the mid afternoon and behind that, things certainly will be a good deal cooler. ia for aberdeen, for glasgow, for belfast, but a warmer day in eastern england — 20 or 21 degrees. now, as we head through sunday night, this weather front will push a little further south—eastwards and we'll also see this little clump of showers drifting across eastern scotland and down into north—eastern

england. actually quite chilly for monday morning across northern and western parts of the uk — four degrees there in glasgow, for example — because as we head into monday and this frontal system clears through, we will be left in some cooler air — in fact, in quite a chilly north—westerly wind around the top of an area of high pressure. that wind will be noticeable through the day. it'll certainly make it feel chillier. we will see some showers running down the east coast of england and, more generally, some scattered showers breaking up, particularly across central and northern parts of the uk. not as many down towards the south but lower temperatures —12—15 degrees. actually, a little disappointing — or at least below the norm for this time of year. now, into tuesday, there will still be some showers around. not as windy, so it won't feel quite as chilly. 11 degrees there for aberdeen but 17 the high in cardiff. there will be some spells of sunshine. and as we head deeper into the week, well, a fair amount of dry weather. high pressure never too far away, but there will be some weather systems bringing a bit of rain at times. it is set to turn a little warmer.

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