The King and Queen Consort will leave Buckingham palace about 10.20am, travelling to Westminster Abbey to be crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries.
Royal fans with Union flags and crowns could be seen on trains and in Tube stations from just after 4.30am. Metropolitan police and military police officers patrolled the route from Victoria to Westminster from the early hours on Saturday.
The event will bring together around 100 heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe, celebrities, everyday heroes and family and friends of the couple, with Charles’ estranged son the Duke of Sussex expected to attend.
Invited guests include David and Victoria Beckham, musician Lionel Richie, French President Emmanuel Macron, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US First Lady Jill Biden but her husband President Joe Biden will not be attending.
The day will be a display of pomp and pageantry, with the nation’s Armed Forces promising a “spectacular” event when the King and Queen process through the streets of the capital.
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‘Coronation day is here’
Members of the public sitting in a grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace erupted into cheers after an announcement saying “coronation day is here”.
The stand has around 3,800 seats to host veterans, NHS staff, social care workers and representatives of charitable organisations with links to the royal family.
Meanwhile, standing crowds on either side of the Mall burst into chants of “hip hip hooray”.
Protesters appear to be arrested
Republican protesters appear to have been arrested ahead of the King’s coronation.
Footage posted on Twitter seemed to show demonstrators in yellow “Not My King” t-shirts being arrested by police, with one officer saying: “They are under arrest, end of.”
Tweets from the Alliance of European Republican Movements appear to show the CEO of Republic, Graham Smith, having his details being taken and being arrested.
Guests arrive at Westminster Abbey
MPs, foreign dignitaries and celebrities have started arriving at Westminster Abbey ahead of the coronation service at 11am.
Singer Nick Cave and actress Dame Emma Thompson were among early guests as well as Tory MPs.
5,000 troops arrive at Waterloo by train
Thousands of troops involved in the coronation have arrived at Waterloo station and marched to Westminster Bridge ahead of the procession.
It’s the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain’s railways since Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965.
Members of the Royal Navy, Army, RAF and Commonwealth forces arrived on seven South Western Railway trains and two chartered West Coast Railways trains.
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5000 soldiers arrive at London Waterloo on Coronation morning
Thousands line Whitehall as final preparations underway
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Thousands of enthusiasts are lining Whitehall and setting up picnics in Hyde Park as final preparations get underway for the coronation procession and service.
Military bands could be heard practising while Buckingham Palace staff were seen adorning its famous balcony.
Meanwhile guests of the coronation service have begun arriving at security check points in Victoria Tower Gardens.
