Marie Jackson
Reporting from Westminster Abbey

A steady stream of guests are rolling in – and with it a spectrum of finery.

There’s a Greek Orthodox priest in black robes and men wearing traditional, multi-coloured African robes. One even has a matching walking stick.

Men are in morning suits, some with a top hat. Medals are worn with pride.

One trio of three ladies in brightly-coloured suits don’t miss the photo op of a lifetime. They stop for a selfie in front of the abbey.

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Daniel Sandford
Home affairs correspondent

Around half a dozen protesters from the anti-monarchy group Republic have been arrested.

They were unloading a van of placards, just north of Trafalgar Square.

Matt Turnbull, one of those arrested, said the straps holding the placards had been “misconstrued” as something that could be used for locking on.

New legislation passed this week made it illegal to prepare to lock-on to things like street furniture.

Sean Coughlan
reporting from inside Westminster Abbey

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It’s a remarkable sight inside Westminster Abbey already, with seats filling up with guests in their best outfits, bright uniforms and hats.

There’s a babble of chat, like families before the start of a wedding.

Except there’s John Kerry chatting to someone and there’s Andrew Lloyd Webber, and - hello - there’s Lionel Ritchie.

The high altar is covered with flowers and there are elaborate gold plates on show which are usually kept behind glass in the Tower of London.

But the most striking sight is the empty Coronation Chair, placed with its back to the congregation, facing the altar and waiting for its occupant.

James Reynolds
reporting from outside Westminster Abbey

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The guests continue to arrive. Some are familiar politicians, but most are charity workers whose faces are not well-known.

There is no single dress code. I’ve seen people come wearing gowns, cloaks, morning coats, hats, kilts.

They will have to spend five hours in their seats.

People are pouring into the Abbey now, so let's take a look at the scenes outside:

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Natalie Higgins
reporting from Westminster

More celebrities have been making their way over Lambeth Bridge and we've just caught up with the Geordie presenting duo Ant and Dec.

"It is kind of a surreal morning," Dec told the BBC. "You don't think you're ever going to make it to a coronation.

"So it is fantastic we can't wait."

Ant was asked how the pair's family have been feeling as they continue to walk towards Westminster Abbey.

"First of all they are very jealous," Ant replies. "But very proud.

"It is a very proud moment because there are not many people who get to say they have been invited to a coronation. This is wonderful."

Finally, the hosts are asked about whether they will be performing at the Coronation.

"They're might be a bush tucker trial in there," Ant joked, in reference to their hit show I'm a Celebrity.

"If called upon we are ready," Dec added.

Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

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Adding a bit more to the travel situation in central London - let's have a closer look at some of the queuing, entrance and exit systems at the key Tube stations.

• Charing Cross is open for exit and interchange only between the Northern and Bakerloo lines
• Hyde Park Corner on the Piccadilly line is open for exit only
• Lancaster Gate and St James's Park are both completely closed due to the coronation
• Marble Arch on the Central line is another exit only station
• Finally, Westminster station is open only for exit and interchanging between the Jubilee, Circle and District lines
• Elsewhere, the Waterloo & City line has a planned closure for the whole weekend
• Currently the Metropolitan line has no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Aldgate due to a faulty train at Wembley Park. There are severe delays on the rest of the line

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says today is a moment of "extraordinary national pride" and a "vivid demonstration of the modern character of our country".

In a tweet, he says: "No other country could put on such a dazzling display. But it is not just a spectacle. It’s a proud expression of our history, culture, and traditions."

He also describes the day as a "cherished ritual through which a new era is born", rounding off his message with: "God Save The King".

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We learned last month that Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, would be present to see his father crowned - but the prince’s wife Meghan would not be making the journey from California.

Buckingham Palace’s announcement followed months of speculation about whether Harry would be in attendance following the publication of his bombshell memoir, which highlighted his rifts with other royals.

Meghan’s rejection would be seen as part of these continuing, unresolved family tensions, wrote our royal correspondent, Sean Coughlan. Neither the couple themselves nor Buckingham Palace commented on the decision.

Harry’s book, titled Spare, included an account of an altercation with his brother Prince William, who as Prince of Wales is likely to have a role in the coronation ceremony.

Sarah Keith-Lucas
Weather presenter

For those attending events in London

The weather is looking changeable. There’s low pressure sweeping across southern England and rain is likely to fall in London on and off between late morning until early evening.

It won’t be as warm as recent days, with highs in London around 15C.

It’s set to turn drier through the night and warmer into tomorrow for the street parties and the Coronation concert at Windsor but there will be further rain at times on Bank Holiday Monday.

Around the UK

It’s an unsettled picture through the weekend.

Today, rain will affect much of southern England and south Wales at times. It’s looking rather damp in central London for the Coronation celebrations, but there will be some drier intervals too. Sunny spells and scattered showers are expected further north.

Temperatures today will range between 15 to 18C for most, but will be only around 11C for north-east Scotland.

Aoife Walsh
Reporting from Green Park

In Green Park, groups of families and friends are hunkering down to watch the day’s events unfold on the big screen.

The park is awash with waves of red, blue and white as royal enthusiasts go all out for the occasion. Alexandra Hornyak, 57, travelled from Montreal, Canada.

“I've known for years that I would want to attend this day, and the day that it was announced, I was driving to the office, and my husband just called me and said ‘May 6’.

“I knew exactly what it was. And I jumped on the phone to get a hotel reservation and we went from there,” she says.

Karen Daly, 54, from Birmingham, said she "bought everything union jack, everything King Charles, we’ve got everything in stock".

Karen says: "We could have done this at home, but the atmosphere is so good and everyone's really happy."

"When the Queen died, we couldn't make it because we all couldn't get out of work. So we booked off as soon as we knew about the coronation."

The doors are now open to the general congregation assembling at Westminster Abbey. Here is how today's events will unfold:

09:30 - World leaders and heads of states begin to arrive at the Abbey

10:20 - The King's procession leaves Buckingham Palace. It goes along The Mall to Trafalgar Square, then down Whitehall and Parliament Street before turning into Parliament Square and Broad Sanctuary.

The King and Queen Consort will ride in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. The route will be flanked by 1,000 members of the military.

11:00 - The ceremony begins. It will be punctuated with music selected by the King, with 12 newly commissioned pieces, including one by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The King's grandson, Prince George, will be among the pages, alongside Camilla's grandchildren, Lola, Eliza, Gus, Louis and Freddy.

12:01 - The King will be crowned

13:00 - The King and queen will then return to Buckingham Palace along the reverse of the route by which they came, this time travelling in the 260-year-old Gold State Coach that has been used in every coronation since William IV's

Just before 14:30 - King Charles and Queen Camilla will greet the crowds in The Mall from the Buckingham Palace balcony. Which other members of the Royal Family will be involved has not yet been confirmed.

Those there will witness the end of the day's public celebrations, with a six-minute fly-past planned involving members of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force and culminating in a display by the Red Arrows.

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Alys Davies
On The Mall

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The crowd on The Mall is cheering at any chance they get.

People started off this morning by cheering for the bin men, police and security guards walking up and down from the Buckingham Palace entrance periodically.

But now it seems just being at the centre of today’s festivities is enough to get “Hip hip, Hooray!” going among the crowd.

Some of the crowd are also orchestrating periodic Mexican waves.

Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

There are a lot of road closures in central London.

Since 05:00 this morning a large part of Westminster has been cordoned off stretching from the river up as far as Mayfair covering St James's Park and Green Park.

Roads of the South Bank of the Thames, mainly around Waterloo station, are also closed as are the Victoria and Albert Embankments north and south of the River Thames.

Travel advice is to walk or use public transport.

Authorities do urge people to plan their journeys and expect crowds and queuing systems at very busy stations.

It is a regular Saturday service, no extra trains will be laid on later so make sure you don't get stranded.

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After Charles and Camilla are crowned, they will travel back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach.

Once there, they will take a salute from members of the armed forces, then watch a ceremonial fly-past from the famous balcony with other British royals.

But who will we see?

There's no formal role in today's events for either Prince Harry, who stood back from senior royal life in 2020, or his brother Prince Andrew, who was forced to quit royal duties because of his friendship with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.

But will they appear alongside the rest of the family? We'll have to wait and see.

Natalie Higgins and Insaf Abbas
on Lambeth Bridge

The actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry was among the first to join the queue of guests that now stretches across Lambeth Bridge.

He told us he was feeling grateful to have been invited to this “thousand-year-old ceremony, so rooted in the history of our islands” – even if he said he was “fully prepared to be popped behind a pillar right at the back”.

“I think it's definitely a day for everyone. I know there are the ‘Not Our King’ brigade and they have absolutely every right to have the opinions they do, but the beauty of the King is, it is for everyone.”

Asked how he thought the King would be feeling this morning, Fry said, “I think he'll probably be very nervous and anxious, but I suspect a kind of serenity will descend upon him.”

Sam Hancock
Outside Westminster Abbey

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The doors are open and we're seeing people arrive now.

It's mostly peers - members of the House of Lords - so far. A huge group of them, around 20, just headed inside.

Among them were Lord Mandelson and Baroness Louise Casey, dressed in their traditional red robes.

Other guests are arriving in a mix of morning suits and hats and heels - some filming the occasion as they make their way in, all of them looking very happy.

We've also spotted a number of people wearing military medals.

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Aoife Walsh
Near Buckingham Palace

Hordes of royal fans arrived in the early hours of the morning.

Wearing a bright red, blue and white wig, Heidi Roberts, from Surrey, said she’s come for the “happy atmosphere”.

“Just being with the crowd and having something to celebrate," she says. “I think we’re all mourning the Queen, and I think it’s a bit of a hangover from that."

And draped from head to toe in the union jack, Helen Sermons, from Buckinghamshire, is eager to see King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, on the Palace’s balcony.

“We want to see the procession as well, but from here we can’t see much,” she says.

Helen says the Royal Family “binds the country together”.

Andrea Dyer, from Colorado in the United States, arrived at 06:00 to nab a spot in view of the balcony.

“I can’t believe people were camping out two days prior. Hopefully we will at least see the top of the carriage,” she says.

Nick Johnson
Reporting from an RAF Coronation train

Among the military personnel coming into London today are Tom, Hannah and Michael, who will all form part of the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.

They’ve been practising for the past two weeks at RAF Halton, and took part in the night-time rehearsal last week.

They got up at 2:30 this morning and have many hours ahead of them. "It’s already felt like a long day," says Hannah. "And these rifles are not light!”

Tom talks of how proud his family are. “They’re all royalists, none of us have ever had the opportunity to be involved in something like this before.”

They all acknowledge "a lot of excitement, a lot of nerves, a lot of pressure", but say they feel confident that everything will go seamlessly.

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As we can see The Mall and the surrounding area in central London is already pretty packed.

So, here are some useful alternative locations where you can watch the coronation processions and service on big screens elsewhere in the capital.

• In Mayfair Grosvenor Square will screen the big day
• Screens at Hyde Park will be located at the Old Football Pitches, The Cockpit and Boathouse Lawn areas
• A much smaller screen will be located near Marlborough Gate in St James's Park
• It is a similar scene at Green Park too where a smaller screen will be showing the days events near The Broad Walk
• Decorated in Union Jack bunting, the newly refurbished Battersea Power Station will have a big screen
• Boxpark in Croydon and in Wembley - usually home to football crowds - will mark the historic occasion with a special performance in Croydon from veteran Shaun Williams (aka Barry from Eastenders)
• Elsewhere, outside central London big screens will be up at the Big Penny Social in Walthamstow