In Footage: Night time-time coronation rehearsal lights up London
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undreds of personnel from the Army, Navy and RAF have taken half in a night-time procession round central London in a gown rehearsal for the coronation.
The parade started at Buckingham Palace shortly after midnight and a few royal followers waited for greater than three hours for the return journey down the Mall.
The Mall was lined with union flags and people from Commonwealth nations.
A lit-up Buckingham Palace supplied a shocking backdrop for the rehearsal.
The Gold State Coach and Diamond Jubilee State Coach have been pulled down the Mall as a part of the preparations for the coronation on May 6.
Friends and household gathered to observe the troops march.