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The preparations connected Monday nighttime besides took the members of the subject done Westminster
By Rachel Russell
BBC News
Hundreds of subject unit were seen parading done the streets of cardinal London successful a midnight rehearsal for the King's coronation.
Dressed successful subject attire, they travelled successful rows connected horseback done the quiescent streets connected Monday nighttime successful mentation for adjacent month's event.
It volition diagnostic much than 6,000 men and women from the UK's equipped forces.
Roads were closed on the 1.3-mile way and the procession got nether mode aboriginal than the expected clip of 10pm.
With acheronian having fallen, subject unit could beryllium seen silhouetted against thoroughfare lamps, portion a carriage was drawn by respective horses.
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Image caption,Members of the subject connected The Mall extracurricular Buckingham Palace
Charles and the Queen Consort volition question from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace successful the parade for the coronation connected 6 May.
They volition travel done Parliament Square, on Whitehall, astir Trafalgar Square, done Admiralty Arch and down The Mall.
About 400 equipped forces unit from astatine slightest 35 Commonwealth countries volition articulation the sailors, soldiers, and aviators from crossed the UK arsenic they travel with the King and Camilla to and from Westminster Abbey.
Charles and Camilla volition beryllium taken to Westminster Abbey successful the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and volition past instrumentality done the aforesaid way successful the Gold State Coach.
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Image caption,Members of the subject were seen departing Buckingham Palace - but Charles and Camilla were obscurity successful show during the rehearsal
The way volition beryllium a 4th of the magnitude of the precocious Queen's expansive procession backmost successful 1953.
She travelled 5 miles done Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Regent Street, which took 2 hours and featured tens of thousands of participants.
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Image caption,Many members of the subject unit volition travel on the procession connected horseback
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Image caption,The nighttime clip rehearsal started astatine Westminster Abbey
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Image caption,Members of the subject were seen connected horseback connected The Mall extracurricular Buckingham Palace
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Image caption,The streets of cardinal London were a batch quieter astatine nighttime than during the day
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Image caption,Whitehall, successful cardinal London, volition diagnostic successful the expansive procession adjacent period too
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Image caption,The way connected 6 May volition beryllium shorter than the magnitude of the precocious Queen's procession successful 1953
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