As we’ve all been surrounded by a royal occasion this weekend, here’s a look back at another time of celebration for the monarchy.
Southsea photographer found a hoard of photos at a car boot sale, and after investigating discovered that they contained images going back to the late 1970s taken by Portsmouth Camera Club.
One batch of them has pictures of street parties in Shearer Road and Moorland Road in Fratton, and some shots of Commercial Road in the city centre, which must be taken at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee in 1977. Here’s a step back in time...
A decorated house in Fratton, in one of the Silver Jubilee pictures discovered by photographer Karl Bailey at a car boot sale Photo: Portsmouth Camera Club
Southsea photographer Karl Bailey, who had an unexpected find at a car boot sale - a collection of images from Portsmouth Camera Club dating back to the late 1970s Photo: Habibur Rahman