King Charles III and the Queen Consort arrived at Westminster Abbey today for their Coronation service after a 33-minute journey in the Gold State Coach from Buckingham Palace this morning (May 6).
The procession went past key London landmarks including Trafalgar Square and Whitehall on its way to Westminster Abbey.
Our reporters filmed part of the procession as Charles and Camilla past them, let’s take a look.
Despite the rain in London, royalists lined the streets and cheered as the royal couple passed them.
Royal Family to join procession back to Buckingham Palace
A procession will travel from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace but this time, members of the Royal Family will follow the Gold State Coach.
Seven thousand troops will be on ceremonial duties, with 4,000 taking part in the procession itself escorting the King and Queen from Westminster Abbey at 1pm.
The Princess Royal will ride on horseback behind Charles and Camilla as Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel of the Blues and Royals, to the rear of the Gold State Coach.
The first carriage behind the Gold State Coach is where the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, nine-year-old George, Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Louis will sit.
The King’s youngest brother the Duke of Edinburgh with his wife the Duchess of Edinburgh and their children Lady Louise Windsor and the Earl of Wessex will travel in the next carriage.
In the third carriage will be the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Gloucester and his wife the Duchess of Gloucester, and Anne’s husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, also cousins of Elizabeth II, will follow by car and they’ll complete the procession of royals.
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