Visitors to Westminster Abbey are to be allowed to stand - in socks - for the first time in the spot where the King will be crowned.Guided "barefoot" tours in celebration of the May 6 coronation will include access to the Cosmati pavement, one of Britain's greatest medieval art treasures, which is usually roped off to the public.

Visitors to Westminster Abbey are to be allowed to stand - in socks - for the first time in the spot where the King will be crowned.Guided "barefoot" tours in celebration of the May 6 coronation will include access to the Cosmati pavement, one of Britain's greatest medieval art treasures, which is usually roped off to the public.