Coronation street parties: 27 pictures charting the day when Portsmouth and Southsea turned red, white and blue

So it was no surprise to see our city stop for the day, block off the roads and enjoy a good party.

Photographer Habibur Rahman was out for the afternoon to document the day, and found plenty of people having fun in the sun.

ALSO SEE: 19 pictures of the Portsmouth parties in Portsea and Victoria Park; 21 pictures around Fareham and Gosport on Sunday; 14 pictures as community parades through village to mark Coronation; 16 soggy pictures from Saturday’s parties