Thousands of Big Lunches took place across the country on Sunday to mark the coronation. (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)
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)
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)
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)
An aerial view of the coronation celebration street party in Flushing, Cornwall. (Getty)
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)
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)
Food was served up at a Big Lunch event at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in London. (Reuters)
Neighbours on Napier Avenue in Fulham, London held a Big Lunch event too. (Reuters)
The market town of Alcester hosted street parties - as they did during the 1977 and 1935 jubilee celebrations. (SWNS)
People enjoy a performance from Morecambe Ukulele Club during Big Lunch celebrations. (Reuters)
Rishi Sunak serves up cake at his Big Lunch event on Downing Street. (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)
A Coronation Carnival Parade made its way along the promenade during celebrations for the Big Lunch on the prom, in Morecambe. (Reuters)
Rosalía stepped out wearing a breathtaking naked dress at the Prelude to the Olympics in Paris. The design was a nude coloured see-through lace gown by Dior.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called in to Fox News Thursday, where he told supporters that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a “radical left, not very smart person” who’s part of a massive conspiracy to weaponize the nation’s legal system against him. Harris’ campaign fired back mere minutes later with an email blasting the “78-year-old convicted criminal’s Fox ...
The astronauts stranded on the International Space Station are still not able to come home, Nasa has said. Two astronauts went to the space station almost 50 days ago as part of a test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to visit the orbiting lab for about a week and return in mid-June, but thruster failures and helium leaks on Boeing‘s new Starliner capsule prompted Nasa and Boeing to keep them up longer.
Manchester United’s academy staff have been left “shocked”, “upset” and in some cases “angry” at the news that several respected, long-serving coaches could lose their jobs in the cost-cutting drive at Old Trafford.
Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday wearing a Gooseberry Intimates plunging white one-piece. Shop her exact swimsuit plus more affordable look-a-likes.
A police investigation is underway following a violent incident during a youth basketball game where a 13-year-old player stomped on an opponent's head, leading to a concussion. The game, held at the College of Alameda on Sunday, involved the Filipino American Tumakbo United team and Payton's Place team, both from the Bay Area. What happened: The now-viral video of the incident shows a scuffle over the ball, during which the Filipino boy falls to the ground before his 13-year-old opponent stomps on his head.
The post Kiang Kiang Taiwan Teppanyaki: Ex-hotel chef from Taipei serves sizzling hotplate pasta with ribeye steak, basil pork & halibut appeared first on SETHLUI.com.
China issued a rare compliment to the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Marcos accused some of venturing into crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, kidnappings, torture and murder. Relations between China and the Philippines under Marcos have been strained since he allowed an expanded U.S. military presence in the country under a 2014 defense pact and hostilities between their forces started to flare in the disputed South China Sea last year.
In recent times, the Singapore market has shown a steady, flat performance both over the past week and year, with expectations of earnings growth at an annual rate of 9.2% in the coming years. In such a stable market environment, dividend stocks like Singapore Airlines offer potential for consistent returns, making them an attractive option for investors seeking regular income streams.