this is bbc news. the headlines: in turkey, polls have closed in what's regarded as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's modern history. president erdogan — in powerfor 20 years — faces a tough challenge from his main opponent, inflation is running at more than a0%. a powerful cyclone has crashed into coastal areas of bangladesh and northern myanmar, with wind speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. in myanmar, trees were uprooted and a telecom tower was brought down. in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to take shelter. ukraine's president has described germany as a "true friend" in his country's fight against russia. speaking on his first visit

to berlin since moscow's full—scale invasion, volodymyr zelensky said german support had saved lives. on his trip, the leader was awarded the prestigious charlemagne prize. now on bbc news, the coronation service. you can plan for everything except the weather. this is 0peration golden 0rb 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. fanfare

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 flypast 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 flypast is coming together very nicely. 0bviously, 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 because 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 2.5 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, lam. 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 rachel 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. music: morning music from peer gynt by grieg the scale of the operation is vast. these are all temporary tv and radio studios, built at the prime coronation locations. 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. 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 # 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 bear unto you as your liege i man 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! the gold state coach is manoeuvred into place 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 that 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 in distance 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? 0n 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.

music:jesu,joy or man's desiring by bach hello there, it has been sunny this weekend and has actually felt quite warm. temperatures into the low 20s, but a band of rain crossing the country as we speak. that's introducing some cooler air. for the new week, it looks mostly dry with a few showers around, and high pressure dominating. the dry weather does persist. it remains rather cool on monday and tuesday into the start of wednesday, but signs of it warming up a little bit towards the end of the week.

this rain band, this cold front with the cooler air behind it, slowly working its way eastwards across the country. splashes of rain as it slowly travels eastwards. behind it, a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland, a bit of sunshine and blustery showers. and ahead of it, good spells of sunshine and a brighter, sunnier, warmer day for east and south—east england compared to yesterday. could be up to 20 or 21 degrees, generally the high teens for england and wales and low to mid—teens behind the weather front. when that weather front journeys eastwards during sunday night, higher pressure continues to dominate. for most, it will stay mostly dry, but we have this blue hue on the chart and we are all into some slightly fresh air. any rain cloud clears away from the south—east early on monday, and then it's a bright, day with sunny spells and then it's a bright day, with sunny spells and scattered showers. most of these, northern ireland, scotland, northern

and eastern england. more of a breeze across the north sea coast of the south—east. better chance of staying dry towards the south—west. a cooler day for all, low to mid—teens. high pressure still with us for tuesday, these weather fronts across the north of the uk generating showers across scotland, perhaps northern ireland and northern england into the afternoon. the southern half of britain should stay dry, with variable cloud, some sunny spells. lighter winds here, so temperatures could be up to 16 or 17 degrees in the warmer spots. but for most, mostly low to mid—teens once again. very little change as we head into the middle part of the week, high pressure still with us and fewer isobars on the charts so the winds will be lighter. you'll also notice that blue hue beginning to disappear across the country. temperatures will be climbing slightly towards the end of the week — no heatwave, by any means, but it will feel a little bit warmer, drierweather, with some sunny spells, and a greater chance of seeing showers towards the north of the uk.

live from london — this is bbc news... counting is under way in turkey — in what could be the most important election in the country's modern history. a powerful cyclone crashes into coastal areas of bangladesh and northern myanmar — with windspeeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. president zelensky�*s trip to germany culminates with him being awarded the prestigious charlemagne prize in service of european unity. and — it's british television's big night — the stars come out in force for the baftas. hello. counting is under way in turkey's presidential election, with voters deciding whether to end recep tayyip erdogan�*s

long grip on power.