First glimpse of King's coronation revealed after early morning rehearsal
Hundreds of soldiers, many on horseback, marched down from Buckingham Palace past Trafalgar Square and Downing Street to Westminster Abbey in a rehearsal for theMembers of the military stand in front of Buckingham Palace in central London during a rehearsal for the Coronation.The Diamond Jubilee State Coach and Gold State Coach were marched down the Mall as part of the preparations for the full event on May 6.
Many carried a wide range of instruments such as saxophones, trumpets, horns and cymbals but only the drums were played by marching soldiers until they returned down the Mall after 3am.Picture: Alamy Onlookers skipped along next to the stage coach and ran after the regiments of mounted soldiers that followed.Picture: AlamyBuckingham Palace remained mostly silent with soldiers quietly maintaining protocol until a regiment playing the bagpipes brought the area to life shortly after 2.30am.John Loughrey, 68, claimed to be the first person to set up his tent on the Mall on April 27 - nine days ahead of the coronation.A rehearsal took place in the early hours of Wednesday.
Artillery regiments rehearsed moving cannons on horseback and soldiers were seen pretending to fire the ceremonial weapons.
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