After a gloomy start, the sun is now bathing the gathering crowd in its autumn glow.
The sun shines as crowds gather outside the Minster
As it happened: York welcomes the King
9 November 2022
Updates on an historic day as King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort visit York
Listen to live coverage on YorkMix Radio here
Send us your pix and stories: info@yorkmix.com
• Key updates
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Watch: Video highlights of the King and Queen Consort’s visit to York
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Photos: The King and Queen Consort at York Minster
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Video: ‘So exciting, so British!’ Holly and Charlie, 3, loved seeing the King and Queen Consort
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The King unveils York Minster statue of Queen Elizabeth II
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Pictures: The King arrives in York to be greeted by cheering crowds
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Drama as eggs thrown at the King
Wellwishers line Micklegate ready for the King
People are beginning to line Micklegate ready to cheer the King and Queen Consort.
Victoria Charles, Lydia Burley and Rachel Rogers from YorkMix are there too, and have sent these great pix.
Lots of road closures are in place
A reminder that lots of roads in York city centre are closed temporarily today.
Here’s what City of York Council are saying. And a reminder that all the info you need is on our post here.
Listen: ‘It’s going to be so cool!’: York Minster chorister Hattie on singing for the King
Young York Minster chorister Hattie Talbot has been talking to Ben Fry and Laura Castle on YorkMix Radio about singing for the King and Queen Consort during their visit today.
She told Ben: “I’m feeling excited – very! It’s going to be so cool.”
At 9.30am, the choristers will go to the Minster to practise before the royal visitors arrive late in the morning.
She said singing in the Minster “is really cool, and echoey as well. And there’s a nice vibe.”
The choir includes 16 girls, 11 boys and “some men behind us”.
If she gets to meet the king, Hattie said she’ll ask: ‘Can I have one of your corgis?’
A final wash and brush up by the York BID cleaning service
York has been getting a final wash and brush up ahead of the royal visit.
The cleaning teams from the York BID (Business Improvement District) were out early this morning, giving Micklegate a steam clean.
They had earlier helped to deep clean the area around York Minster.
The first people are waiting at York Minster to see the King and Queen Consort
The first people are in place to watch the unveiling of the statue by the King.
Barriers are out around York Minster for what are expected to be large crowds for the royal visit of King Charles and Camilla.
They are due at Micklegate Bar late morning, then will go on to the Minster for a short service before the King unveils the statue.
Happily the weather forecast is good – there is only a 17% chance of a shower during the royal visit, according to the BBC weather service.
