Royal fans ready to party all night ahead of coronation

(5 May 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, UK - 05 May 2023
1. Campers in front of Buckingham Palace
2. Campers waving Union Jack flags
3. Campers
4. Campers taking selfie
5. Campers seated
6. Coronation flag
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Julie Pearce (left) and Antoinette Parsons (right), 63-year-old and 47-year-old campers from Wiltshire:
Antoinette Parsons (right): "Just the atmosphere and just what it means to us being British and everything. Yeah."
Julie Pearce (left): "And, yeah, and like I said earlier, all the pageantry, all the colors, and it brings everybody together, doesn't it?"
8. Campers
9. Various of campers cheering and drinking
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Margaret Grant, 71-year-old camper:
"Everyone's very friendly, cheerful, like a party atmosphere. It's really nice. And the weather - fingers crossed, you know, it's in our favor. So, let's hope it stays like that."
11. Various of campers
12. Banner reading (English): "Long live the King" and flags
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Razika Boukhenoufa, 28-year-old camper from Algeria:
"I've always been interested in the royal family, and I've always seen, you know, these historical moments online, like the rest of the people. But today I want to be here live the moment, and also be a part (of it)."
14. Various of campers taking photos
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Tucker, 69-year-old camper from Derby:
"(I'm excited about) the pomp and pageantry tomorrow and just the glory, just the magic of it all."
16. Various of campers
17. Various of Buckingham Palace
STORYLINE:

British royal fans camping along the main road to Buckingham Palace are ready to party all night on Friday ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.

Hundreds of thousands of people from the U.K. and across the world are expected to travel to London on Saturday for the ceremony.

The Mall has been full of people camping and drinking in position, securing the best possible view to witness the historic event.

"Everyone's very friendly, cheerful, like a party atmosphere. It's really nice. And the weather - fingers crossed, you know, it's in our favor. So, let's hope it stays like that," said Margaret Grant, 71-year-old royal fan who arrived on Friday with her friends.

Millions of people are expected to line up along the procession road to experience the event.

The main coronation public event, the King’s Procession, will depart Buckingham Palace through the Centre Gate, and proceed down The Mall, passing through Admiralty Arch and south of King Charles I Island to reach Westminster Abbey.

AP Video by Kwiyeon Ha

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