Just months ago, several Liverpool streets hosted parties to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Dozens of streets were closed off and their residents turned out in force, armed with flags, bunting and mini sausage rolls to celebrate the 70-year reign of the Queen. Photos taken by ECHO photographers show how many streets saw people come together to mark the occasion as a community.
That now feels like a distant memory as the nation mourns the loss of the Queen, and prepare to honour her as her funeral takes place tomorrow.
This week, the ECHO returned to Allington Street in Aigburth, where on the Platinum Jubilee weekend a massive party was held in celebration. We spoke to the people living there about how they have been affected by the death of Her Majesty.
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Phil Cater, 49, who lives on Allington Street with his elderly parents, told the ECHO they planned to mourn the Queen as a family in their own home, "getting the shopping in" before the shops shut on Monday so they can watch her funeral uninterrupted. He said: "We were all devastated when we heard the news.
"We still are - we still cry our eyes out. I just can't believe she did her job right up until she died. I just can't believe that.
"She made the country proud over 70 years. She had such a commitment to her job. She had such a commitment to the country - it was her duty to the nation, and she performed it so well.
"Mum gets really emotional always for what the Queen has done for the country. We also found the death of Prince Phillip so incredibly sad too, but I think they're together now.
"We hope that once King Charles has done his time, then Kate and William will get their chance to make the country proud too."
Phil spoke about how his family felt and still feel a deep personal connection to the Queen. He said: "We weren't related, but she felt part of us, part of everyone and part of our family.
"We've been watching the [mourning ceremonies] on television, and we'll be watching the funeral on Monday. At the minute I'm getting all the shopping in because I know the shops are shut Monday and I don't want to miss anything."
Mavis, 86, is one of Phil's neighbours on the street and a lifelong fan of the Royal Family. She told the ECHO about her memories of the Queen.
She said: "I'm very sad. Only months ago we were celebrating her and now we're mourning her.
"When you saw the pictures of the Queen with the new Prime Minister (Liz Truss) two days before she died, she looked so frail, but I certainly didn't expect her death to come two days after that.
"I've always been a Royalist, I always will be hopefully. I've seen the Queen in person a couple of times as she's been touring for one reason or another.
"I've gone and took the children and stood in the crowds. She was so personable, she was a kind Queen, definitely."
Christine, who is in her 70s and lives down the road, said: "The news was very sad. I know she was 96 but it was so, so unexpected.
"I think she was full of integrity, and that's why people loved her. She kept her own counsel and I think if anyone told her anything that was wrong it didn't go any further than that.
"I've been watching everything on the television. I just feel so sorry for the Royal Family, because they've got to put on a strong face haven't they.
"Inside they must be absolutely broken. If it was you or I who lost someone so close to them, so important, we could go into a corner. We could stay in the house and cry our eyes out.
"The Royal Family can't do that, they've got to be strong."
Mavis also gave her verdict on the new King Charles. She said: "I think we'd all still rather have the Queen, but we are only on this Earth only for a certain length of time.
"Her faith was so strong that she knew when she died she would go to heaven. Charles is her son, he's waited a long time to become king, and we've got to give him a chance."
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