JUBILEE celebrations continued as the public showed their support by flying the Union Jack flag in their numbers.
While festivities were subdued compared to previous days, Brighton and Hove city centre and the surrounding streets was bustling with locals and visitors.
In Freshfield Street, Brighton, residents turned out in their dozens for a dance-themed street party.
Children and adults alike helped prepare the residential street for the festivities, which included food and drink, dressing up and dancing.
Attendees formed a large impromptu conga line down the road, while a number of dogs were dressed in the famous red, white and blue of the Union Jack.
Brighton and Hove City Council approved 81 road closures for street parties across the weekend. The parties ranged in time, with some lasting as long as 12 hours.
In Bates Road, Brighton, parents used the road closure as an opportunity to teach their children how to ride a bike.
One resident said despite the unpredictable weather, the ability to spend quality time with her family was an added bonus to an already enjoyable long-weekend.
At the family-friendly picnic in the Royal Pavilion Gardens, there was plenty of Union Jack flags on show.
The event, titled Our Royal Picnic, was a collaborative event between the council and the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Glen, a Union Jack flag seller at the picnic, said Saturday had been his busiest day of trading across the long weekend.
“I’ve been up to various royal weddings. I’m not a die-hard royalist, but I love them all the same,” he said.
“I’ve never met a royal, but I’d love to. It would be a good experience.
“I’ve been here the last three or so days, but today [Saturday] is the only day I’ve made much money. People are going for it today.”
Meanwhile, Tricia Clements, Mo East and Joey Clark enjoyed their own royal festivities on Hove seafront.
The trio pitched up a cardboard cut out of the Queen outside their beach hut to the delight of passers-by.
The Duke of York's Picturehouse at Preston Circus, Brighton, also proudly flew the Union Jack flag alongside the famous legs on the outside of the building.
Meanwhile, Alfie Ordinary took to the stage at Brighton Spiegeltent on Friday night dressed as the Queen in the hit drag show Night of 1000 Queens.
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