Street Life: Essentials For Your Coronation Street Party

Trestle tables at the ready! Consider this your street party check list.

Not even a year on from the Platinum Jubilee knees-up, here we are again hanging out the bunting for yet another royal feast – this time, of course, in celebration of the King’s coronation celebrations. Here are a few things you may want to consider if you’re busy dusting down the trestle tables.

By Nancy Alsop
May 2023

The Bunting

What is a street party without a good bit of bunting? These are the cotton flags we’ll be rigging up with glee.

The Napkins

It’s finger food a-go-go. Ensure that your napkins are on brand and equal to the task.

The Plates

With neighbours all converging, paper plates work well so as not to mix up too much crockery. Happily, there is a wealth of coronation-themed examples to be snapped up.

The Decorations

If you can’t go all out on the decorations at the coronation, when can you?

The Cake Stands

Every street party deserves to have a proper Victoria sponge. And every Victoria sponge deserves to be displayed on a proper cake stand.

The Mugs

Cups of tea will be downed in industrial quantity at street parties up and down the land. Swill yours from one of these beauties.

The Glasses

Whether you opt to clink real glasses or go picnic style, these all make the perfect vessel for toasting the new king.

The Drinks

Whether you usher in a new reign with English sparkling wine, gin (famously beloved of her late Majesty) or Highgrove’s very special commemorative whisky, with this selection, your cup will not run dry.

The Wireless

You don’t want to miss coverage of the main event while outside at the street party. A wireless will keep you abreast of events as they progress so that you can nip inside to watch the crucial moments on TV. And when it comes to radios, there’s really only one brand to know…