Marlborough tables set for England's biggest Big Lunch

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Visitors at Marlborough street party
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Visitors at the Marlborough street party have been told it will be the biggest in England

People across the West have come together to celebrate the King's Coronation with street parties.

Visitors at the Marlborough Big Lunch said they had been told it would be the biggest in England, with 2,000 guests expected.

Families - and their pets - gathered on Marlborough High Street.

In Malmesbury, people have enjoyed picnics outside the abbey, while in Warminster, Morris dancers performed for the crowds.

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Ziggy the dog was among visitors at the Marlborough street party

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Marlborough organisers expected 2,000 guests for their Big Lunch

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Rosie Hill, aged 82, toasted in celebration of the Coronation

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Families gathered for a Big Lunch on Marlborough high street

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Bogodar Smotrytel,15, and his father, Volodymyr Smotrytel, 70, performed at the abbey as a "thank you" on behalf of fellow Ukrainians

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People gathered outside the Malmesbury abbey for picnics

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Morris dancers performed in Warminster to celebrate the Coronation