Royal fans at Coronation Big Lunch hope they’ve broken a world record after more than 500 people donned purple, yellow and white to make the ‘largest human image of a crown’
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Royal fans at a Coronation Big Lunch they have broken the world record for the ‘largest human image of a crown’.
More than 500 people in south-east London donned purple, yellow and white as part of the record attempt.
Those who attended the Big Lunch coronation tea party at Broomhill Common in Orpington on Sunday were invited to participate in the record attempt.
The template took inspiration from the Wye Crown in Kent, which was carved into a hillside to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.
Steve Sangster, 40, chairman of the Knoll Residents Association, said that the idea to go for the record came after the community produced a portrait image of Queen Elizabeth II using candles in 2022.
Coronation Big Lunch attendees at Broomhill Common in Orpington, formed a giant crown – whick took inspiration from the Wye Crown in Kent
Members of the resident association organising committee Secretary Nick Baker (far-left), Vice Chair Brian Bates (centre-left), Chairman Stephen Sangster (centre-right) and David Horder (far-right)
Those who attended the Big Lunch coronation tea party at Broomhill Common in Orpington on Sunday were invited to participate in the record attempt
‘The idea of the record attempt came from the Queen’s death in terms of the twinkling stars,’ he said.
‘Someone said “Oh, it’s probably some sort of world record, the largest image of the Queen”, and that got us thinking maybe for our next event we’ll do something along those lines.’
Mr Sangster, from Orpington, added: ‘We wanted to look forward to the coronation really with a different sort of vibe, we wanted it to be a celebration.
‘That idea of a community coming together to create a visual image, a temporary historical marker, if you like, was our vision for it.’
It took 45 minutes to produce the final image, with people encouraged to pause their picnics and join in by donning ponchos to fill out the crown.
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‘We called people by colours, first of all, got into position, and then of course, people start getting out of shape, they’re not filling out certain parts of it,’ said Mr Sangster.
‘So we’re trying to communicate, we had a PA system, I was there with the drone thinking, ‘OK, we need to fill this bit out, you know, we need more purples’, trying to get people up off the picnics and the seating to come and get involved in it.
‘But yeah, it worked out in the end.’
Mr Sangster said they will need to submit their evidence and wait a number of weeks before their record is confirmed, but he believes 539 people were counted.
However, he also emphasised the importance of bringing people together, regardless of their passion for the royal family.
‘Whether you’re a royalist or not, it’s an excuse to get the community together,’ he said.
‘It doesn’t happen all that often sadly, and everyone on the day says “Oh we’ve got to do this twice a year” because there’s so many new interactions, so many new friendships and connections and ideas that come out of these events.
‘It’s such a boost to the local community.’
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