Coronation revellers in Glasgow have shared their excitement as the King and Queen Consort arrived at Westminster Abbey this morning. Royalists headed down to Glasgow Cathedral to soak up the atmosphere with the event being live streamed at the church.
Despite an initially poor turn out, dozens of locals and foreign royal fans arrived shortly after 10am before heading into the beautiful building to watch the screening. Some of the children in the small crowd waved Union Jack flags as locals got in the party mood.
Tourists could also be seen milling around the cathedral taking pictures of the stunning interior. Many chairs that were sitting out for the event remained empty as the ceremony got underway - however those in attendance were delighted to be able to get involved.
Drew Currie, 38, travelled from Carluke with his two children Briar, 7, and Darroch, 3 - who were dressed smartly for the occasion and waved Union Jack flags at the Cathedral.
Drew told the Record: "I decided that I wanted the kids to experience the Coronation more than anything else. My dad, who is 79, experienced the Queen's Coronation and tells stories of that so I wanted to make sure my kids could remember this one too.
"It's a gorgeous building - it's lovely to be here to mark the occasion. The turn out is a little bit disappointing but a lot of people must have decided to watch it from home.
"We're enjoying the pageantry of it all - and the kids are loving watching the horses. Briar is most looking forward to seeing the Queen Consort - it's all about Camilla for Brier. We just can't wait to see Charles crowned."
Matthew Trainer, 74, from Springburn, said: "It's a unique occasion. I've grown up in the UK and with the Queen for most of my life - and now Charles is King. When I saw online there was going to be screens at Glasgow Cathedral I thought that would be ideal.
"I wanted to mark the occasion rather than sitting at home. I remember the Queen's Coronation quite clearly as a four-year-old. At that time we lived in Cowcaddens and they had put flags out on the street and made a big event of it. Now you have to come somewhere like here to celebrate with others.
"The feeling has changed a bit and I'm very surprised that there is so few people here - but it feels fantastic to be here. You actually feel like you are participating in the occasion, rather than being in London when you would never get anywhere near the event."
Hendrik Schumann, 36, and Tina Dingeldein, 28, are originally from Frankfurt in Germany but now live in Congleton, Cheshire. During a trip to Scotland they travelled down to the Glasgow Cathedral to mark the occasion.
Henrik said: "We thought it is a once in a lifetime thing to watch it in public somewhere. It's exciting. It is a thing to experience only once in life. We're really excited to see the atmosphere and share it with other people, watching it together."
Ellen Gandrud is from Minnesota in the States but is now a student at the University of Glasgow studying History and Education.
The 21-year-old told the Record: "We don't have anything like this in the States - and I can tell it's not really celebrated much in Scotland - so I was just looking for somewhere to watch the event.
"None of my Scottish friends wanted to do anything for it so I decided to come down by myself. This is a really cool place to come and watch it.
"I've been to Westminster too and it's quite similar, so it's great to be here. I wasn't expecting it to be too busy - but I was expecting there to be a few more people here."
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