Royal Wedding celebration, 2011

 

Britons through the ages enjoy nothing more than an excuse to join together in a communal celebration. Food, drink (preferably alcoholic), music and the company of family and loved ones are the essential ingredients. Any excuse will do: victory on the battlefield, a rare sporting triumph or a Royal Celebration.

April 2011 saw the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. A nation rejoiced and this photograph, taken in somewhere in the north of England, shows Britons young and old alike toasting the happy couple.