And this is definitely no different.

We're four days away from King Charles's coronation and yet three metres of blue tarpaulin is creating a makeshift tent for John, Marie and Patrick on The Mall.

They tell me it's called "Bucks House Hotel" as they peel back the canopy to reveal its contents.

This clearly isn't their first rodeo. There are camp chairs, blankets, pillows, a copious amount of toilet roll, Viennese Whirls and so much memorabilia.

Most of it they tell me is from eBay and Amazon.

John Loughrey says a set-up like this is a fine art.

In 26 years he has never failed to attend any royal occasion - weddings, funerals, births, baptisms, and jubilees.

But this will be his first coronation.

He arrived on Thursday, 10 days before the event - but it was necessary to ensure him a prime spot on The Mall.

"I'm waiting to see with my own eyes, a coronation where they'll both be wearing crowns, that for me will be my most important moment of the coronation," he says.

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Marie Scott, a friend and long-time superfan from Newcastle, agrees: "It's only something you can dream of as a royal fan.

"You've seen the Queen's coronation in black and white on the television but to be here and witness it with your own eyes, the atmosphere, the camaraderie with people, it's just going to be magical."

I see this camaraderie for myself as, in between interviews, crowds of people gather round the dedicated group and quiz them about their feat.

"Are you really going to camp here until Saturday?" asks one incredulous onlooker. They all confidently and jubilantly reply: "Yes."

Patrick O'Neil has travelled from Belfast is dressed in a red t-shirt emblazoned with the coronation emblem and a plastic crown with red and blue jewels adorns his head.

There are red, white and blue trinkets carefully placed around him and his camping equipment.

He slowly unfurls a banner with King Charles and the Queen Consort on the front that he got especially made.

He explains to me that this is as much about friendship as it is adoration for the new monarch.

"We're like a family," Mr O'Neil says. "I just love meeting up with them and sharing our love of the Royal Family. It's like a community, we all love the same thing and live and breathe it we're all so enthusiastic about it."

Closer to the Palace is Faye - she's popped a teddy bear wearing a crown on the railings above her flags.

I've met Faye a couple of times over the years at royal events, so she didn't mind my cheeky question: "You know it doesn't start until Saturday, right?"

She laughs and says: "I know, but I come early because I get to meet so many people and encourage them to come and join me. The atmosphere is going to be electric, and I just can't wait to see my King."

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All of them are adamant it will be worth the wait.