As the four-day Jubilee bank holiday got underway, roads up and down the country on Thursday, June 2, were closed to traffic for street parties in honour of the Queen's 70 years on the throne. But while most of these commemorated Her Majesty, a group of Cardiff residents reclaimed the occasion as their own and decided to celebrate their own multi-cultural community instead.
There were no Union Jack flags to be seen on Thursday afternoon on Conway Road in Pontcanna - except for a cake made by a Ukrainian refugee who has recently moved into the street - and Kim Thuesing, one of the organisers behind the party, explained this was deliberate.
The 49-year-old, who is originally from Germany, said that while she herself supported the monarchy, the majority of the attendees to the party were "not massive fans of royalty".
