As the nation watched Prince Harry take Meghan Markle to be his wife, celebrations were being enjoyed right across our services.
Staff at our Parkhead Resource Centre for adults with learning disabilities took the traditional theme of a garden party and gave it their own twist, introducing egg and spoon races and other games to ramp up the fun. One of our service users even brought along her posh prom dress for everyone to try.
Visitors and members at our specialist Alan Shearer Activity Centre put their creative talents to good use by making their own crowns, which were definitely fit for a prince and princess.
Our nursing homes certainly get the award for celebrating the longest. Residents, staff and volunteers at our Holy Cross home in Sunderland visited a royal wedding event on the eve of the wedding and held their own street party on the wedding day itself. Meanwhile, everyone at our St Catherine’s home partied from morning til evening with a mix of street parties, reminiscences and a quiz.
Of course everyone paused long enough to watch the royal wedding itself and some even tuned into the FA Cup final to round off the day.