Tonight's Coronation Concert from Windsor Castle will also be shown on a big screen and there are more street parties lined up for tomorrow's Coronation Bank Holiday too.Īnd the city's own regal quarter, the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, chose Sunday to hold its Coronation celebrations in the town centre Parade. It was a party atmosphere on the warmest day of the year, with a big turnout soaking up the sun and the atmosphere. (Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)Ĭentenary Square was packed as the crowds enjoyed a string of entertainers, including The Chinese Lion Performance dragon dancers, the Eloquent Dance troupe, Irish band On the Sesh and more. So it's absolutely great to be here.”Ī Sunday party for the King’s Coronation in Centenary Square, Birmingham. It's really wonderful to see people taking part, remembering her late Queen Elizabeth II, remembering their migration stories as part of the Commonwealth coming here to Britain and the contributions they have made and actually in their lifetime seeing a coronation. “We have people from all communities, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Irish all of us together celebrating. This is the best of our country, this is the best of Edgbaston. READ MORE: King's Coronation weekend live - Brum street parties and road closuresĮdgbaston MP, Preet Gill, attended a bash in Wadhurst Road in her constituency and said: “It's absolutely wonderful to see so many of my diverse communities here. It was officially the day of the Coronation Big Lunch – and some 50 roads were closed across the city from Northfield in the south, to Sutton Coldfield and Erdington in the north, for parties to be held to toast the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. After a day of torrential rain greeted Saturday's ceremony, revellers lapped up the Spring sunshine as the festivities continued today, Sunday, May 7. Birmingham was s-miles better as the sun finally came out for the city's coronation celebrations.
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