PEOPLE came together as the sun shone last week to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

St Matthew’s Primary School in Blackmoor hosted a royal tea party on Friday ahead of the big day.

The party was an opportunity for parents, children and staff to enjoy scones, jam and cream.

Elsewhere, Kelly Keddle, from Pollyanna Preschool in Lindford, said the pre-school’s royal tea party was “absolutely fantastic” and saw “a lovely turnout”.

With regal activities, the celebration - also last Friday - proved a success.

Montessori Children’s House, at the Kingsley Centre, also focussed on the royal family last week, welcoming a special guest last Tuesday.

“The Rev Yann Dubreuil kindly came in to tell us about what he does when someone comes to get married,” principal Suzanne Webb said.

“The children tried on his special robes and then we held a pretend wedding and Yann talked about the ring and what the bride and groom would say.

"On May 17, we held our own wedding reception with a bride, a groom, a best man and a bridesmaid. The wedding party and their guests enjoyed cucumber sandwiches, fruit and a two-tier wedding cake.”

Bordon firm Bright Bricks, the UK’s only Lego-certified professional builder, saw its Lego mosaic portrait of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, made from 70,000 pieces, assembled by shoppers at the Windsor Royal Shopping Centre last Thursday and Friday, in the run up to Saturday’s wedding.

Over two days, shoppers were invited to “make your Markle” by placing segments in the portrait, displayed on the day of the wedding. The shopping centre had commissioned Bright Bricks to build the mosaic of the couple’s engagement photograph.