Thousands of Big Lunches took place across the country on Sunday to mark the coronation. (Reuters) (Yara Nardi / reuters)
Thousands of street parties and lunches were held across the country on Sunday as part of celebrations of the coronation of King Charles.
Some 50,000 Coronation lunches were expected to take place on Sunday in the UK and across the world and come a day after the nation watched the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
A coronation concert is set to round off celebrations on Sunday night, attended by the King, Queen and Royal Family along with around 20,000 members of the public.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted a lunch in Downing Street, with guests and dignatories including US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. (Getty) (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
The Coronation Big Lunch, an idea by the Eden Project and made possible by the National Lottery, was set up as a way of reducing loneliness and supporting charities and good causes.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife, Akshata Murty, hosted a lunch in Downing Street, inviting volunteers, Ukrainian refugees and youth group members.
Members of the Royal Family also attended events, with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh going to one in Cranleigh, Surrey, while the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence joined a community street party in Swindon.
Princess Anne attended a street part on Swindon on Sunday. (Getty) (Leon Neal via Getty Images)
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh tucked into a coronation chicken pie at a Big Lunch with residents and representatives from the Royal British Legion, the Scouts and the Guides, in Cranleigh. (Getty) (WPA Pool via Getty Images)
In a post on the Royal Family's official Instagram account, pictures of royals at various events were shared with the caption: "Wonderful to see so many people out enjoying their Coronation Big Lunch today!".
Other events around the country included a Big Lunch in Blackpool, with families sat around in deck-chairs enjoying picnics and live entertainment, while hundreds of people across Scotland came together for sunshine, ice-creams and bouncy castles at Big Lunches.
People in the Cornish fishing village of Flushing enjoy a street party. (Getty) (Hugh Hastings via Getty Images)
An aerial view of the coronation celebration street party in Flushing, Cornwall. (Getty) (Hugh Hastings via Getty Images)
In Warwick, a Coronation Pageant formed part of the Big Lunch. (George Gulliver)
Rishi Sunak's pet dog nova joined in the celebrations in Downing Street. (Getty) (Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
Residents of the Kirby Estate in Bermondsey had a street party with barbecue, drinks and a bouncy castle as part of The Big Lunch. (Getty) (Chris J Ratcliffe via Getty Images)
Food was served up at a Big Lunch event at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in London. (Reuters) (Henry Nicholls / reuters)
Neighbours on Napier Avenue in Fulham, London held a Big Lunch event too. (Reuters) (Kevin Coombs / reuters)
The market town of Alcester hosted street parties - as they did during the 1977 and 1935 jubilee celebrations. (SWNS) (Emma Trimble / SWNS)
People enjoy a performance from Morecambe Ukulele Club during Big Lunch celebrations. (Reuters) (Molly Darlington / reuters)
Rishi Sunak serves up cake at his Big Lunch event on Downing Street. (Reuters) (Hannah Mckay / reuters)
Warwick's celebrations included a specially-commissioned performance of a play by the Guy of Warwick Society. (George Gulliver)
People take part in a street party during celebrations for the Big Lunch, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. (Reuters) (Carl Recine / reuters)
A Coronation Carnival Parade made its way along the promenade during celebrations for the Big Lunch on the prom, in Morecambe. (Reuters) (Molly Darlington / reuters)
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