COMMUNITIES across Swindon enjoyed royal wedding parties, marking the moment Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed.
In Stratton, Rachael Weaver got her friends together for a smart celebration with bubbly.
In North Swindon, residents on one cul-de-sac put on their own pop-up party complete with a lemon and elderflower-flavoured cake, the same as that enjoyed by royal wedding guests. Sally Smith, 44, said: “The whole street is out. We’ve done two street parties in the past. It’s a good way for us all to get together.”
At Abbey House care home in Blunsdon, elderly residents munched cupcakes decorated with union jack icing. Doreen, 78, said: “I’ve seen one or two royal weddings. Dianna’s was my favourite. She was beautiful. Nothing was too much trouble for her.” Events coordinator Collette De-Rozario said: “The residents we don’t usually see at these events have come out. That’s been really nice.”
In Rodbourne, Even Swindon Working Men’s Club laid on a street party, their first for at least two decades. Club secretary Sharlee Hughes said: “It’s about trying to be really community spirited and get people back to the working men’s club.”
And one Rodbourne-based cameraman even got the chance to film the day for a major UK broadcaster. Olster Brayster said he’d been on site since 4am on Saturday morning: “It was an experience.”
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