Marita Moloney
Live reporter

Now seems like a good time to reflect on the day's moments so far and to look back on a historic occasion full of pomp and ceremony.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were crowned around midday during a service in Westminster Abbey attended by more than 2,200 people from 203 countries.

The King donned the magnificent St Edward's Crown for the first and last time, before the Coronation Procession made its way towards Buckingham Palace.

Thousands of people then erupted in cheers as the Royal Family waved from the palace balcony, and then ended their official engagements for the day.

There's still lots more to come over the long weekend, including nationwide street parties and a concert tomorrow, as well as a day of volunteering on Monday.

I along with my colleagues Alex Therrien, Jamie Whitehead, Alice Cuddy and Ece Goksedef will be bringing you updates and analysis for the rest of the evening as our colleagues take a well-deserved breather after a busy day, so stay with us.

We've been bringing you pictures from all the key events of today's Coronation, from King Charles's crowning moment to the royal wave at Buckingham Palace.

But there's been plenty of light-hearted moments from throughout the day away from the history being made.

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James Landale
Diplomatic correspondent

The Coronation was nothing if not international.

About half of all the world’s leaders were there - 90 heads of state in all, as well as 14 prime ministers from countries where the King is still their monarch.

Servicemen and women from 33 Commonwealth countries took part in the procession. Kings and queens from Europe and beyond were in the congregation. Many in the crowds were visiting from overseas.

And it all made headlines abroad, especially in the US.

But interest was not universal. In some of the King’s realms, such as Belize and Jamaica, the coronation has prompted fresh debate about them becoming republics.

Australia’s Prime Minister Antony Albanese may have attended the Coronation but he is a lifelong republican and some people in Sydney today appeared underwhelmed by the day’s events.

On the Pacific island of Tanna, in Vanuatu, however, thousands gathered to dance and feast in celebration of the King’s big day. But then they still believe his late father was a god.

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Yolande Knell
BBC Middle East correspondent

The Palestinian connection to the Coronation comes through the Chrism oil used to anoint King Charles. It was created with Palestinian olive oil and consecrated at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre Church.

At Bethlehem University, a Catholic institution, staff watched events unfold on TV together.

“My interest is just that it’s unusual, it doesn’t happen every day,” explains Brother Jean Manuel from Jerusalem. “I like the ceremony and the pomp,” adds Brother Alejandro Cerna, a Mexican. “I’ve always liked history and anything related to royalty, kings and castles.”

Paola Handal, who has Canadian nationality, confesses to “an utter fascination with anything royal,” even planning her own coronation cocktail using orange blossom – a local flavour used to perfume the Chrism oil.

By contrast, Australian, Brother Mark McKeon, felt detached. “The monarchy in the UK has no impact on my life,” he says. “I think in Australia, we should have our own head of state.”

Police in London have faced criticism from rights groups and protesters over arrests of anti-monarchy demonstrators ahead of the Coronation.

Police have confirmed multiple arrests, saying people were being held on suspicion of breaching the peace, conspiracy to cause public nuisance and possessing articles to cause criminal damage.

Human Rights Watch described it as "something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London", while another human rights group, Liberty, said the arrests set a dangerous precedent for the UK as a democratic nation.

One demonstrator, Ken Ritchie, described the arrests as "outrageous".

"I just feel that they have scored an own goal here. Our protest is going to be much more visible because they attempt to actually clamp down on what are our rights to actually protest," he said.

Kayla Epstein
Reporting from New York

The Coronation has led the websites and network broadcasts of all the major US media organisations this morning.

The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal’s homepages were dominated by coverage, and primary broadcast networks carried the entire ceremony live.

Americans, of course, will have woken up early to follow the pageantry, which was just getting under way as the sun rose over the east coast.

One of the day's "unscripted moments" saw singer Katy Perry looking for where to sit during the service.

She has since tweeted, external to say she found it.

Emma Vardy
Ireland correspondent

In Castlederg, in the west of Northern Ireland they’ve been telling me “we may be long way from London but we’re as British as Finchley!”

For strongly unionist areas celebrating royal occasions are a big tradition, Castlederg kicked off with a “King's breakfast” and will be finishing with fireworks later.

Of course there’s lots of places in Northern Ireland where you won’t see a glimpse of red white and blue.

Irish nationalist areas don’t view the royal family as their monarchy.

Aoife Walsh
Outside Buckingham Palace

Here's more from people gathered around Buckingham Palace for the moment that King Charles and Queen Camilla appeared on the balcony.

Cheryl Kingbrooks, Joanne Gerrard and her son Ryan travelled from Kent at 04:00 BST (03:00 GMT) this morning, before spending the day camped out on The Mall.

The moment the barriers were lifted they flocked towards the palace to secure a prime spot in front of the balcony.

Ryan says he was brought to tears when the King appeared.

“We were right at the back of The Mall, and then as soon as the gates opened, we just ran down and we didn't realise we'd get that far forward. But we did and it was absolutely amazing,” Ryan says.

“We never thought we’d get right to the front," Cheryl adds.

Aoife Walsh
Outside Buckingham Palace

I've been speaking to people around Buckingham Palace after the historic balcony moment..

Janice Quest and her daughter Sarah Bradley, from Plymouth, had been waiting on The Mall since the crack of dawn in the hopes of getting to see King Charles on the balcony.

“We waited all day on the mile, and then they let us through to see the balcony moment,” Sarah says.

“Oh my goodness. It was just phenomenal. Just the most amazing, spine-tingling, incredible moment."

“It was absolutely amazing. Don't care about being wet. It's great," Janice adds.

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Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent

The Buckingham Palace balcony moment is an important showcase for the Royal Family to frame their own message. It's a shop window for how they want to be seen - and it will be one of the most iconic images of the Coronation.

For this appearance we saw the King and Queen with the "working royals" and their children, projecting a picture of those royals who carry out official duties on behalf of the monarch.

That included such senior royals as Princess Anne, Prince William and Catherine and Prince Edward and Sophie. These will be the royals who will be the focus of King Charles's reign.

And by definition, that meant there was no place for the non-working royals, such as Prince Harry and Prince Andrew.

There was to be no public reunion with Prince Harry and the rest of the Royal Family.

Already, only a couple of hours after the ceremony, Prince Harry could be on his way back to the US, for his son's fourth birthday.

Morag Kinniburgh
Reporting from Edinburgh

Several hundred people have gathered at the National Monument on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to protest against the monarchy.

The group, Our Republic, is calling for a democratically elected and accountable head of state to replace the King.

Speakers at the rally have criticised how much public money has been wasted on today’s “pointless pageant” in London when so many people are struggling to cope with rising costs.

Tommy Sheppard MP, addressing the crowd, says “it’s ridiculous” peaceful protesters were arrested in London this morning. He argues demonstrators were being treated the same way as dissidents in Russia.

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Here's another chance to observe the scaled-back military flypast that was put on for the King and Queen as they appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

Marita Moloney
Live reporter

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Phew, what a few hours it's been so far on this historic Coronation day.

It's been a frenetic pace - from the moment crowds descended on central London from early morning, to the Coronation service and then to the royal wave at Buckingham Palace.

Despite the crowning moment being behind us, there's still plenty planned over the long weekend:

• Tomorrow, we’re encouraged to banquet with our neighbours during nationwide street parties as part of the Big Lunch initiative
• That evening, the King and Queen will attend the BBC-produced Coronation Concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle, which will also be graced by musical royalty in the shape of Lionel Richie and others
• Meanwhile, Lighting Up the Nation will see locations across the UK illuminated
• Bank holiday Monday will be more than just a day off work or school for many people, with the public encouraged to take part in local volunteering through the Big Help Out

It's been a day full of grandeur, spectacle and historic moments.

And you can now watch full highlights of the Coronation now - on BBC iPlayer here.

Katharine Sharpe
BBC News

One of the standout moments of the Coronation for the social media audience was the ceremonial role for Penny Mordaunt, the Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons.

Her name is still trending on Twitter - with people impressed by both the length of time she had to wield the Sword of State as part of its presentation to King Charles, as well as her choice of outfit.

Let's revisit one of the most memorable moments of the day - when the King and Queen appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony, accompanied by other senior royals.

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A handful of Premier League fixtures have just kicked-off across England.

But, before matches in Manchester, London, Wolverhampton and Bournemouth, fans, players and staff were invited to sing the national anthem.

At the Etihad Stadium players from Manchester City and Leeds United joined match officials around the centre circle of the pitch to observe the National Anthem.

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Prince Harry was not invited to join his family on the Buckingham Palace balcony, the BBC understands.

The Duke of Sussex, who attended the service in Westminster Abbey earlier, is understood to be on his way to Heathrow Airport.