ROYAL fever swept over the town, as Swindon enjoyed a fairy tale Windsor wedding.

People got into the spirit with street parties and cake-filled celebrations of Prince Harry’s marriage to Hollywood actress Meghan Markle

Under blue skies, Rodbourne residents enjoyed a royal street party while families at a North Swindon care home feasted on cupcakes and scones. One group of friends even dressed in the mothers’ wedding dresses.

Wedding registrar Deborah King was one of 2,600 guests invited to a special celebration inside the walls of Windsor Castle. The 67-year-old former civil servant, who lives in Broome Manor, has married an estimated 1,000 Wiltshire couples.

She described the atmosphere inside the castle as amazing: “There have been very interesting people to talk to and it’s been fun spotting celebrity guests.” She took along daughter Stephanie as her plus one.

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Wiltshire Police officers helped with the massive police effort at Windsor. Swindon's Det Insp Ben Mant said: "It has been a terrific experience. The public have been amazing and have really enjoyed the occasion. With lots of people drinking and the amazing weather, it could have been very different."

Closer to home, Park South woman Kathleen Dibble said the wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel had been one of the best she’d seen. The royals fan, 81, whose union jack-strewn home featured in Saturday’s Adver, said: “As much as I love William and Kate, I loved today’s wedding more. Harry was thinking about his mum; I got a little choked up.”

In Old Town, Ellen Howard and two friends sported their mothers’ wedding dresses: “They all fitted perfectly. I think our mums were happy for the dresses to be reused and reinvented.”

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In Rodbourne, Even Swindon Working Men’s Club laid on a street party, their first for at least two decades. Club secretary Sharlee Hughes said: “It’s about trying to be really community spirited and get people back to the working men’s club.”

Toby Stevens, 24, club steward, dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the party: “We’ve decided to go with a British Legends theme for the fancy dress. The party’s gone really well.”

Amy Wilkins, 41, of Rodbourne, praised the area’s community spirit: “It’s just a bit like it was in the old days. People get involved. It’s a community, rather than a lot of new houses where no one knows each other.”

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In North Swindon, residents on one cul-de-sac put on their own pop-up party complete with a lemon and elderflower-flavoured cake, the same as that enjoyed by royal wedding guests. Sally Smith, 44, said: “The whole street is out. We’ve done two street parties in the past. It’s a good way for us all to get together.”

At Abbey House care home in Blunsdon, elderly residents munched cupcakes decorated with union jack icing. Doreen, 78, said: “I’ve seen one or two royal weddings. Dianna’s was my favourite. She was beautiful. Nothing was too much trouble for her.” Events coordinator Collette De-Rozario said: “The residents we don’t usually see at these events have come out. That’s been really nice.”