James FitzGerald
Live reporter

Making the official Coronation quiche soon puts me in unfamiliar territory.

Not only does it take a bit of supermarket-trawling to find tarragon (a unique herb with an aniseed-like flavour). The recipe, external also requires me to swot up on "blind baking" - something I'll admit that I'd never even heard of before.

It quickly becomes clear that attention to the quality of the pastry is absolutely key. In and out of the fridge it goes, and in and out of the oven too.

Before long, I'm adding the filling and there's a dicey moment when this wobbly mix threatens to breach the top of the pastry crust.

Thankfully, nightmare averted.

James FitzGerald
Live reporter

We've been enjoying your pictures from the street parties taking place across the UK today, and the picnics you've put together for the Big Lunch event.

As we've mentioned, the official recipe of King Charles's Coronation is a quiche. Eggs, cheese and cream - how can you go wrong with a recipe based on those old favourites?

For the Big Lunch, I'm testing the official recipe: a quiche that was hand-picked by the King and Queen. It’s veggie, but for the inclusion of lard (which can be substituted for butter).

I'm following the recipe of royal chef Mark Flanagan - available on BBC Good Food here, external.

It certainly suits a herbivore like me. Since renouncing meat, I've been unable to enjoy one of my old favourites - coronation chicken.

But I'm not expecting this to be an easy test. I've never made a quiche before - and for reasons of humanitarian good, I try not to subject others to my cooking or baking wherever possible.

Imogen James
Reporting from Windsor

Michael Webster, 52, has come to Windsor today for the Coronation celebration.

He used to work as an under butler for the late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, travelling the UK with them.

“I’m here because I love the Royal Family and I wouldn’t be anywhere else really,” he tells me.

William was only a little boy when he worked as a royal butler, he says.

Yesterday he came to the Long Walk, and enjoyed the atmosphere “even in the rain”.

There was an emotional moment for one young well-wisher during William and Kate's walkabout in Windsor earlier this afternoon.

Kate hunkered down to comfort a little girl who was overwhelmed to meet the Princess of Wales.

Image source, PA Media

Locals in Cranleigh, Surrey, were elated when the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh stopped by during a lunch to mark the Coronation.

Many well wishers waved their flags in the air while Prince Edward and his wife Sophie mingled with the crowd.

Excited onlookers also snapped pictures as the Duchess spoke to a group of young children.

Helena Wilkinson
Reporting from Windsor

I’ve just spoken Sue Watson, 54, from Windsor who was one of the first members of the public Prince William and Catherine spoke to once they arrived.

Sue told me that they offered William a drink of their homemade 'Purple Reign' cocktail - it is made from gin, lemonade, Curaçao liquor and grenadine syrup.

She then offered him a cup.

“He opened the tap and took some out and tasted”, Sue tells me.

“He said it was very nice and offered some to Kate and she took some.”

Lunches and street parties are well under way across the UK, but that’s not the only way the country will be marking the Coronation today.

A star-studded Coronation concert will begin at 20:00 at Windsor Castle, and you can follow it live here with us, as well as on BBC One and BBC Radio 2.

It will include performances from big names like Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That, as well as a world-class orchestra playing an array of musical favourites. There will also be a special joint performance from The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal College of Music and The Royal College of Art.

As part of the show, 10 locations around the UK will be lit up in a live sequence called Lighting Up The Nation.

Stay with us through the day as we bring you all the latest updates from this weekend of royal celebrations.

Image source, Reuters

Rishi Sunak and his two daughters have been out talking to guests at a Big Lunch he is hosting at Downing Street.

The UK prime minister and his wife, Akshata Murty, invited volunteers, Ukrainian refugees and youth group members to the event at No 10.

Samantha Jagger
Reporting from Wirral

The Big Lunch festivities are in full swing across the UK this afternoon, and in Wirral, five-year-old Esme has managed to make her Coronation outfit Peppa Pig-themed.

She danced around with her Union Jack flag in the English town for today’s events.

Her mum Hayley said they had “really enjoyed” themselves.

Imogen James
Reporting from Windsor

The atmosphere where I am in Windsor was frenzied as William and Kate came to visit.

Picnic blankets were abandoned as everyone surged to get a glimpse of the famous couple as they chatted away to people. There was lot of pushing and excitement.

The Prince and Princess of Wales mingled for about 45 minutes, stopping to take pictures with the delighted crowds, and even comforted one child who was overcome with emotion when meeting Kate.

The Princess Royal stirred a buzz of excitement at a street party in Swindon, Wiltshire, where she greeted and mingled with locals holding a lunch to celebrate the Coronation.

"Very nice to see you," Princess Anne said to one guest, remarking on the fine weather.

The street was decorated in bunting and red, blue and white balloons. Several attendees were well-dressed for the occasion, wrapped up in the union jack flag and sporting matching face paint.

Locals lined the streets and took pictures of Princess Anne as she shook hands and chatted to residents.

A young girl wearing a tiara and blue dress smiled up at the princess as she accepted a gift of her drawing.

Morag Kinniburgh
Reporting from Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s annual interfaith event was moved to coincide with the Coronation.

Nasim Azad, co-convenor of Edinburgh Interfaith Association, says the annual peace walk helps to forge connections between people of different faiths.

She adds: “Every year so many people come along and every year it’s growing.

“The walk presents a safe space for people to come together and get to know each other.”

Crowds gathered at Leith’s Gurdwara to mark the Vaisakhi spring festival before joining the walk.

Wege Singh, the general secretary of the Leith Gudwara, says: “We’re very much in support of the Royal Family and all the work they’re doing, especially King Charles.

“He’s shown that he’s very, very in touch with the community so we’re looking forward to his reign.”

Jo Black
Reporting from Coventry

The royal walkabout is still ongoing in Windsor but elsewhere, events at the street party in Queens Road, Coventry are about to get under way.

Around 150 people are expected and organisers have promised “a right royal knees-up”.

Picnic tables and benches have been wheeled into place on the road and marquees have been set up in case of rain.

Board games such as Trivial Pursuit and Risk have been dug out of one resident’s cupboards and placed on one of the tables as someone fiddles with the sound on a karaoke system.

Quiches, cup cakes and jam and scones are coming out of Tupperware boxes and the smell of Jamaican food wafts through the air from a street food stall.

Chris Tse is helping out at the event says it’s great that the coronation is bringing people together:

“There’s definitely a big benefit," he tells me

"A chance to get to know each other as individual and a chance to grow as a network and build important relationships.”

More from the crowd in Windsor as the attention shifts to Catherine, Princess of Wales, who crouches down to chat to some young children.

Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales can be heard saying "I think we're going this way" as police again urge people to take a step back.

It has been difficult to listen in to what the couple have been saying, but from the pictures we're seeing, it seems the couple have been sharing laughs, smiling, chatting, shaking hands and waving at those who aren't at the front.

Huge cheers come from both sides of the crowd as the Prince of Wales continues to shake hands and speak to people.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, dressed in a light blue blazer, is not far behind him as she does the same.

Prince William crouches down as he speaks to a young girl. He then speaks to more young children including one boy who is wearing an England shirt.

People wave as the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, move on to another section of the crowd in Windsor.

Many have their phones out taking pictures and recording the moment.

Police urge people to take steps back and make some way for the senior royals to continue making their way through the crowd.

Prince William takes a sip from a decorated paper cup which had been handed to him by a woman from the crowd.

He then passes it to his wife who takes a sip as well.

"Oh that's lovely," she remarks.

Prince William makes comments about yesterday's rainy weather in London as he apologises for the wet conditions.

Helena Wilkinson
Reporting from the Long Walk in Windsor

We’ve just had a surprise royal visit on the Long Walk in Windsor.

In the last few minutes, the Prince and Princess of Wales have turned up in a car, much to the delight of hundreds of people who are here celebrating the Coronation in the afternoon sunshine.

There were cheers from the crowds when the couple emerged from the car they were brought in.

Fortunately, given how muddy the grass is, Catherine is wearing flat shoes and not heels.

This walkabout is in their hometown of Windsor.

Adelaide Cottage - where they moved to last year - is just a 10-minute walk from Windsor Castle.

The royal couple continue to shake hands with the crowds gathered in Windsor.

Their security team tell people to keep moving back as the Prince and Princess of Wales make their way through the throng of people.

Catherine picks up a union jack flag, which had fallen onto the grass, and hands it to someone in the crowd.

Imogen James
Reporting from Windsor

The Prince and Princess of Wales have just turned up on the Long Walk, a royally big surprise.

Kate and William are greeting fans and organisers, who are cheering at the couple. It’s unclear how long they’ll stay, but the crowds are happy nonetheless.