live from washington. this is bbc news. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony — centuries old at westminster abbey. camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth, the queen mother in 1937. hundreds of people have been evacuated from a shopping mall in the us state of texas where gunfire has been heard. evacuations are under way in the separation of power plant where experts say the conditions are becoming increasingly dangerous. —— ukraine's zapper region.

the i'm helena humphrey, great to have you with us. king charles crowned in a sacred and solemn ceremony — centuries old at westminster tens of thousands of people are first reported from nicholas witchel. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. may 6th, 2023. coronation day. in the abbey church at westminster, where these things have been done for nearly 1,000 years, a congregation to represent the britain of today had come together, with honoured guests from the wider world. the flags of the realms, the 1a other nations

of which the british monarch is also head of state, were borne in procession. god save the king! at buckingham palace, the military detachments were drawn up. the only blemish the weather. as predicted, it left a lot to be desired. the king and the queen consort left the palace in steady rain. at the abbey, the king's family were taking their places, the duke of sussex making a brief visit to london, without his wife, and the duke of york making a brief appearance in public, wearing the robes of a knight of the garter.

attended by prince george who was one of the pages. and dressed in his robes of state. the king entered the abbey for his crowning. to hubert parry�*s anthem, i was glad. # vivat, vivat. # the prince and princess of wales took their places with princess charlotte and five—year—old prince louis.

the king was greeted to his coronation by a chorister. your majesty, as children of kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. in his name, and after his example, i come not to be served but to serve. will you solemnly promise and swear... the king swore the traditional coronation oath to govern the peoples of the united kingdom and his other realms and territories according to their laws. i solemnly promise so to do. there was a special composition from the ascension choir. and then the most sacred moments of the service... # zadok the priest...

the anointing of the monarch for which the king was divested of his robe and jacket and moved to the coronation chair which had been screened from view to be anointed with holy oil. the king knelt before the altar before being dressed in robes of gold to receive the coronation regalia. the orbs, sceptres and other items some of which were presented by representatives of other faiths. and then the moment of the king's crowning.

god save the king! god save the king. the prince of wales pledged his loyalty. faith and truth i will bear unto you as your liege man of life and limb, so help me god. god save the king! god save king charles. the family watched. harry in the third row from the front. i now invite those who wish to offer their support to do so. the congregation in the abbey recited the homage of the people. i swear that i will pay true alliegance to your majority and to your heirs and successors, according to law. so help me god.

and then the queen was crowned, the culmination of the transformation of the former camilla parker—bowles. # god save our gracious king... the coronation was over, king charles and queen camilla made their way out of westminster abbey. waiting in the rain the gold state coach... and the parade of more than 4,000 members of the armed services which stepped off for buckingham palace. prince george had rejoined his brother and sister after his page boy duties, the family making their way to the palace, past the waiting crowds. on to the palace balcony for the first time as king, came charles ii! with queen camilla. they were joined by the pages,

and the working members of the royal family. through the clouds came the red arrows, in a curtailed coronation fly past. finally, on the balcony it was just the king and queen. charles, a crowned monarch now, committed to the service of his people. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we wa nt we want to bring you breaking news for the us state of texas where hundreds of people have been evacuated from a shopping mall after suspected shooting. these are the latest images we're getting from the scene, thatis we're getting from the scene, that is allen texas, just north of the city dallas. authorities dare say multiple people have been injured. according to local media the suspected shooter is now dead. that governor of texas has said our hearts are with the people of

texas during this unspeakable tragedy. he said there has been contact with their folk and directors and state and local leaders and has offered full support of the state of texas to local officials to ensure all needed assistance and resources are swiftly deployed, including dps officers, texas rangers and investigating resources. just to recap there, you can see in fact, this is a suspected shooting at a texas shopping mall in allen texas with people being evacuated. you can see law enforcement on the ground and we will continue to keep you up on this developing situation. let's go back now to coronation day. more than 2000 people were inside westminster abbey for the service. heads of state, kings and queens from across the globe —

politicians, celebrities, as well as charity volunteers and others members of the public invited to attend, by the king and queen. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports on the guests with golden tickets. from early morning, they queued to take their seats. many never expected to find themselves here today but their charity and community work secured them an invitation. there was a sprinkling of celebrity too. friends of the king and queen and supporters of their work. this was a unique experience for them all. it's kind of a surreal morning. you don't think you're ever going to make it to a coronation. no, it's fantastic. there's not many people who get to say they've been invited to a coronation. this isjust, it's wonderful. very, very excited. very excited indeed and hoping that the rain stays off. - it is unbelievably special and to see the people out here as well, i'm amongst royalty and the greats of tv. like, really?!

little old me from hackney? cor blimey! by the time the service was over, most of the guests had been in their seats for around five hours. they left clutching their orders of service, a treasured memory of the day. it was amazing, it was stunning. i loved all the bits, i loved all the musical bits, the hymns. i didn't expect us, the congregation, to take part in it as much as we did. sometimes it was a bit like cricket, we didn't understand everything that was going on, but you thought, well, i'm in forthis, long—haul, it's interesting. four hours and we thought it was too short. _ you could have gone on for longer? yeah, probably could have gone on for longer. - i mean, just meticulously planned, beautiful- celebration of the king. when it is the first coronation in 70 years, nobody is too famous for a selfie. those who had a seat in the service were

eyewitnesses to history. daniela relph, bbc news, westminster abbey. 2000 yes. that means lots of different outfits. here are some of the most eye—catching outlets including the general ensemble from south african opera singer. penny mordaunt in a teal dress. not to mention the ceremonial dress, an awful lot to talk about. joining me now to do that, to discuss opal looks as the new york times fashion director chief fashion critic vanessa friedman. thank you forjoining us. really excited to speak to you. when it comes to state occasions like this, addresses neverjust addressed. what do you make of the outfits? fix, addressed. what do you make of the outfits?— the outfits? a coronation is an opportunity — the outfits? a coronation is an opportunity for _ the outfits? a coronation is an opportunity for high _ the outfits? a coronation is an| opportunity for high pageantry. and every detail has some sort of symbolism attached to it. that is true for all the formal

choices and all the informal choices. all the close that everyone is wearing, notjust the stars of the occasion. although they held up their own. i lot of the guests to i was incredibly struck by the floral crowns on both the princess of wales and her daughter charlotte, their matching outfits with the embroidery, meant to symbolise the different parts in the british nation. as well is the embroidery on camilla stress. and the designers they chose to make the close. camilla chose a british designer that she's worked with a lot before. also princess diana worked a lot. i think that bridge was absolutely deliberate. and notable. the queen made catherine's wedding dress. it's been a long term relationship that has been incredibly good for her and the country. you

mentioned _ for her and the country. you mentioned floral— for her and the country. you mentioned floral headpieces. silver and crystalfor mentioned floral headpieces. silver and crystal for the princess of wales and princess charlotte, that really struck me because so often we see princess catherine wearing a tiara that she is either borrowed or is now part of her collection. why do you think that is? why do you think she opted for something a little bit different for this occasion?— bit different for this occasion? ., , ., bit different for this occasion? ., ., , occasion? there are so many rumours _ occasion? there are so many rumours about _ occasion? there are so many rumours about what - occasion? there are so many rumours about what she - occasion? there are so many rumours about what she was | rumours about what she was going to wear before hand and the fact that charles had said he wanted this coronation to be slightly more relaxed, more modernised, less full of pomp and circumstance. although there was quite a lot of pomp and circumstance with the people started saying, she is going to wear a floral crown. when you hear flower crowd you kind of think festival. you think glastonbury. a weird image for the coronation but she did in fact wear a floral

crown, perhaps not the one everyone was expecting. want to talk about some _ everyone was expecting. want to talk about some of _ everyone was expecting. want to talk about some of the _ everyone was expecting. want to talk about some of the other - talk about some of the other guests. some incredible outfits. firstly touching on the us first ladyjoe biden and her granddaughter. appearing to show support for ukraine as well with theirfashion well with their fashion choices, well with theirfashion choices, right? jill well with their fashion choices, right? well with their fashion choices, riuht? �* ., , choices, right? jill biden was in a blue ralph _ choices, right? jill biden was in a blue ralph lauren - choices, right? jill biden was in a blue ralph lauren suit. i in a blue ralph lauren suit. and a yellow dress. maybe that was just a coincidence that they were essentially walking together in the colours of the ukrainian flag. but they were seated right next to ukrainian first lady. that seems like a pretty big coincidence to me for that i would guess they actually had something planned. i want to talk about the outfit choice from penny mordaunt. we saw her carrying that ceremonial sword. saw her carrying that ceremonialsword. she saw her carrying that ceremonial sword. she decided not actually to read two wear traditional black and gold dress for the privy council. when i woke up everyone was talking about her outfit

online. it really got people talking. seem to have some reference, it struck me as amber lynn ask almost. == reference, it struck me as amber lynn ask almost. -- anne bland. amber lynn ask almost. -- anne biand- she _ amber lynn ask almost. -- anne bland. she took— amber lynn ask almost. -- anne bland. she took the _ amber lynn ask almost. -- anne bland. she took the traditional i bland. she took the traditional outfit of the privy counsellor and made it her own. she had the gold embroidered on her cape and her dress in reference to the embroidery on the traditional outfit. but then she a teal blue outfit in reference to her home constituency. she managed to take what had been a classic uniform, modernise it and updated as the first woman to hold this sward of state. it really made an impact. the yellow gown worn by the opera singer, an incredible outfit. it was such a bold choice. do you think we're entering a new era in which people are perhaps

comfortable in situations that are like the british monarchy in showing more individuality on display through their choices, what they wear to these events? i choices, what they wear to these events?— choices, what they wear to these events? i honestly hope so. these events? i honestly hope so- there _ these events? i honestly hope so. there always _ these events? i honestly hope so. there always should - these events? i honestly hope so. there always should be i these events? i honestly hope so. there always should be a l so. there always should be a balance between expressing who you are through what you're wearing, especially in a moment that will someone will take a picture that will notjust go around the world in that moment but probably will remain for all of history. this is an absolutely historical occasion. the imagery that is part of that will be with us forever. finally, we saw so many people, whether that was the king, the queen, princess catherine, patty mordaunt actually wearing a variation on a cape. do you think —— penny mordaunt. do you think —— penny mordaunt. do you think capes might be back in fashion in the next season? more power to the super people. we can do it. we

more power to the super people. we can do it— we can do it. we will certainly see. we can do it. we will certainly see- itut _ we can do it. we will certainly see- itut as — we can do it. we will certainly see. but as of— we can do it. we will certainly see. but as of freed _ we can do it. we will certainly see. but as of freed men - we can do it. we will certainlyj see. but as of freed men from the new york times, fashion director and chief fashion critic. thank you so much for your analysis. critic. thank you so much for youranalysis. —— critic. thank you so much for your analysis. —— vanessa friedman. police in london have defended a series of arrests they made throughout coronation day. fifity—two people were detained, most of them on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. police say they had received information that protesters planned to disrupt the event. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. not my king. the anti—monarchy protests had been planned for months. the demonstrators based themselves at trafalgar square, about halfway along the procession route. but before they had even started, some of the protest leaders were arrested and their placards confiscated. we found one of the organisers in handcuffs. he said police had mistaken luggage straps for items that might be used to lock on to street furniture.

the royal family rules by deception of public consent. there cannot be public opposition to them. human rights groups said the arrests set a dangerous precedent, coming on the back of new protest laws passed only this week. not my king! but the demonstration went ahead without its leaders. the service is being relayed to the crowd outside, and every time the name king charles is mentioned, the anti—monarchist demonstrators start chanting "not my king." among the hundreds of thousands in central london, this was a protest by a few hundred people but, to the annoyance of others, they made their voices heard, even as the king rode back to the palace. daniel sandford, bbc news, in trafalgar square. capping the ceremony was a

spectacular fly passed by the red arrows. the royal family and crowds of onlookers looked up for an aerial display fit for a king. the original performance featured more than 60 aircraft — but had to be scaled back due to the rainy weather. and this is what it looked like from inside the cockpit — the red arrows releasing this first—person view shortly after the spetctacle. what you're seeing here is the moment the royal airforce pilots swooped in formation above the streets of london. we wa nt we want to go back to breaking news that recovering from the us state of texas. hundreds of people have been evacuated after a suspected shooting. live pictures there, they are the latest images we're getting from the scene in allen texas, which is just north of the city of dallas. authorities dare say that multiple people have been injured. according to local media the suspected shooter is

now dead. the governor of texas has said that our hearts are with the people of allen texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy. i've been in contact with the mayor and dps directors as well as other state and local leaders and offered the full support for the state of texas to local officials to ensure that all needed assistance and resources are swiftly deployed, including dps officers, texas rangers and investigative resources. we're also following a developing story regarding the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine were experts in the nuclear atomic energy evacuation of residents from the nearby town where most of the nearby town where most of the plant staff live has begun. experts are closely monitoring the situation while the head of the situation while the head of the un's nuclear watchdog boys extreme concern over the nuclear power plants dangerous and unpredictable conditions the bbc�*s nikki schiller

explains. we're talking about the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is on the front line of some of the fighting at the moment in ukraine. on friday the russian installed governor of the region ordered he would begin evacuating residents from the front line. we've now had a tweet from the international atomic agency, thatis international atomic agency, that is the un's nuclear watchdog saint residents at a nearby village where most of the people who work at the plant live have begun being evacuated. they are closely monitoring for any potential impact on nuclear safety and security. the statement goes on to say that the conditions are increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous. staff at the plant who are staying there at the moment have reported hearing shelling. the director general statement goes on to warn, we must act now to prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident. prevent the threat of a severe nuclearaccident. it prevent the threat of a severe nuclear accident. it is worth remembering that the plant itself used to provide 20% of ukraine's electricity before the war. it has six reactors

and it is the largest nuclear power plant in europe. you are watching bbc news from washington. we will end our show with some of the highlights of the day of coronation day. bye for now.

your majesty, as children of the kingdom of god, we welcome you in the name of the king of kings. this is the royal law, these are the lively oracles of god's. will you to your power cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all yourjudgment? i will.

god save the king! i william prince of wales pledged my loyalty to you.

it is a shame we had so much rain on saturday but things are looking up for sunday, it is going to be the best day of the coronation weekend. it is going to be drier and warmer, possibly the warmest day of the year so far but by the time we get to monday, back into cloud and wet weather. this is the cloud that will bring the rain from the atlantic on monday. in between two weather systems for sunday, hence that drier theme, in between this band of wet weather coming in from the atlantic and the wet weather we had earlier moving out to the north sea. so, dry by the time we get a sunday morning, temperatures 9—11 c,

it could be cloudy with a bit of mist and fog around, the sunshine will get to work on that lengthy spells of sunshine developing. towards the end of the morning the odd shower breaking out across scotland, drifting in two eastern parts of and, likely to stay dry with many places having a dry day the sunshine. it will be warmer, 19 in glasgow, 18 in belfast, top temperature around 21 in the south—east of england. it should be dry at windsor for the evening concert. in northern ireland in the evening breeze will be picking up, blowing in cloud and rain and overnight on sunday night, that wet weather pushes way further east. in western parts, very mild, cool towards the east, and on bank holiday monday, the morning could be dry for a while at least, and bright across east anglia and south—east. before that, rain, heavy at times, pushes eastwards across england and wales. clear weather following that, but the sunshine and showers which could be heavy, and temperatures lower on bank holiday monday, typically around 16 celsius. once those tangle of weather

fronts sweep away overnight we will be dominated by that area of low pressure in the atlantic for tuesday. around the base of that area of low pressure, stronger wind, and that will bring in some showers. sunshine on tuesday in the morning but more showers arriving as we head into the afternoon, some of those heavy and thundery once again. temperatures around 16—18 c. it will be mixed for much of the weekend with some sunshine and some showers. should be drier towards the end of next week but not particularly warm.

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