白金汉宫4

In fact, this room is just theatre.

The canopy has echoes of a medieval lord's Great Hall.

Dotted around are chairs from previous coronations,

each one belonging to a different monarch.

And then framing the whole thing

is this fabulously ornate arch,

complete with winged Victories holding up swags and medallions.

It's like something you might find framing a West End stage.

Today, it's hard to imagine this spot as it was 500 years ago.

Back then, it was no more than a quiet backwater,

regularly flooded by a river, now long forgotten, the Tyburn River.

Hidden deep beneath the crowded streets, the river still flows.