Saturday 6 May 2023
Melissa Stokes, Daniel Faitaua and the 1 News team present live BBC coverage of the Coronation of King Charles III and The Queen Consort.
Heading into the evening, viewers can join Melissa Stokes and Daniel Faitaua for the 1News Presents: Their Majesties’ Coronation (7pm, TVNZ 1, TVNZ+ and 1News.co.nz). They’ll look ahead to a right royal celebration and give viewers a front row seat to all the excitement and ceremonial proceedings unfolding from London. TVNZ’s Europe Correspondent Mei Heron will be reporting live on the events from the UK and the build-up to the spectacle of the Coronation. Australia Correspondent Andrew Macfarlane will show how Australians are marking the event, while other members of the 1News team will be with New Zealanders as they celebrate this momentous occasion.
As the evening progresses and the Coronation commences, we join the BBC’s coverage so New Zealand viewers can witness all of the ceremonial events as they unfold throughout the day, from the early military movements to the formal processions in the lead up to the Westminster Abbey service.
In Westminster Abbey, thousands of guests from the UK and around the world will gather, including politicians past and present, faith leaders, The King and Queen Consort’s patronages and members of the Royal Family. With the arrival of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort, the Coronation will be captured in all its majesty as we welcome the newly crowned monarchs. Highlights will also be available at 3.20pm, Sunday 7 May, TVNZ 1.