A right royal time was had by all at the annual procession on a Colchester estate.

Almost 300 people took part in the the St Anne's procession, with hundreds more watching and waving as the spectacle passed by.

Royal theme - some of the participants in Saturday's carnival procession

Themed on kings and queens in honour of the jubilee, everything from traditional monarchs to Elvis and Madonna could be seen

Kate Collett, of the St Anne's Estate Residents' Association, said a £4,500 lottery cash boost had helped enormously.

The procession left Pondfield Causeway at 4pm on Saturday.

Published Monday August 12, 2002

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