Jay Blades, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson lead celebrity guests arriving for the King's Coronation

Celebrities Ant and Dec, Katy Perry, Jay Blades, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson have led the famous faces arriving at Westminster Abbey for the King's Coronation.

Stephen Fry, Lionel Richie, Nick Cave, and Dynamo were also among the celebs seen arriving at the Abbey this morning for the momentous Coronation of King Charles III. 

Popular TV duo Ant and Dec joked they initially thought their invite was a 'wind up,' adding: 'It's cock-a-hoop, absolutely cock-a-hoop!'

They are among the hundreds of invited guests who had to be seated inside the abbey by 9am - hours before the arrival of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla. 

Iconic singer Lionel Richie inside the Abbey ahead of the momentous service

Katy Perry dressed in a pastel, lilac coloured suit with cream stiletto heels and a statement hat

Jay Blades arrives wearing a morning suit with a cream coloured waistcoat

Stephen Fry (pictured) was among the first guests to arrive at Westminster Abbey this morning for the Coronation of King Charles III

Dame Emma Thompson DBE, British actress and screenwriter, gives a thumbs up as she arrives

TV duo Ant and Dec being interviewed outside - they are among the lucky guests

Dynamo and Kelly Jones arrive at Westminster Abbey dressed smartly in suits

Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave near Westminster Abbey this morning

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber seated inside looking at the programme

Andrea Leadsom arriving at Westminster Abbey, London, ahead of the coronation

QI Stephen Fry, 65, was one of the first famous guests to arrive this morning. He was pictured queueing to enter the church while donning a black blazer, cream double-breasted waistcoat, white shirt and purple tie. 

As Ant and Dec joined soon after, Ant said: 'It's quite a privilege to be invited to a Coronation - a wonderful day.'

Dec added that it was 'surreal' and joked when he got the invite he thought it must be a 'wind up'. 

He laughed: 'I thought surely it's our time to be wound up - and this is it! But it was for real and here we are, I can't quite believe it.'

Hundreds of police officers, soldiers and coronation event staff could be seen on the roads close to Westminster Abbey. 

Metropolitan Police and military police officers patrolled the route from Victoria to Westminster from the early hours on Saturday.

Royal fans with Union flags and crowns could be seen on trains and in tube stations from just after 4:30am.

Some were seen carrying tents, chairs and sleeping bags.

Ant and Dec were very excited to be invited - and admitted they initially thought their invite was a 'wind up'

Lionel Richie inside the Abbey. The event has tight security and police 

Jay Blades is among the hundreds of invited guests who had to be seated inside the abbey by 9am

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is also one of the lucky invitees

Dame Emma Thompson gives the 'peace' sign as she poses for the cameras

Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie (centre) arriving this morning - he is seen among many staff working for the coronation

Guests for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla queue on Lambeth Bridge, London, ahead of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Metropolitan Police officers and Security employees gather on The Mall ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III