Article 6BGHH Buckingham Palace flypast scaled down as downpour rains on Charles’s parade

Buckingham Palace flypast scaled down as downpour rains on Charles’s parade

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Harry Taylor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6BGHH)

Showers in London and around UK mirror atrocious' weather on Queen Elizabeth II's coronation day

Downpours rained on King Charles's military flypast parade as a procession of Royal Air Force planes from past and present was scaled back because of the weather.

The original plans had involved 14 waves totalling 60 aircraft scheduled to take part, including F-35B Lightning and Typhoon FGR4 jets, as well as the instantly recognisable Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft group of Spitfires, Hurricanes and a Lancaster.

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