The palace says the Big Lunches are intended to be 'a nationwide act of celebration and friendship'
Thousands of street parties are expected to be held today, with people coming together across the UK for the Coronation Big Lunch.
A palace spokeswoman said the Big Lunches will take place through to Monday in"a nationwide act of celebration and friendship". After the weather, the next most important aspect of the event will be the food: research commissioned by Nextdoor shows that the top party food is the sausage roll, with 21% of Britons stating these are a must-have, followed by cakes , British finger sandwiches and BBQ chicken .
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