A CARE organisation has crowned its own King and Queen in the run up to a bumper weekend of coronation celebrations.

While the nation parties as King Charles III officially ascends to the throne, there will be loud cheers at Pendine Park in Wrexham and Caernarfon.

Joyous residents, their families and staff will have an extra reason to celebrate as two members of staff will mark their birthdays on Coronation Day (May 6), and have been proclaimed as Pendine’s own right royal duo.

Ben Beleno will reach his milestone 50th birthday while fellow staff member Sara Williams will be 37 on the big day.

The pair work at the Hillbury and Gwern Alyn care homes in Hillbury Road, Wrexham.

All Pendine’s other homes, including Bryn Seiont Newydd, Caernarfon, will be marking coronation day in flag-waving style with music, dancing, party cakes, balloons and banners.

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Sara said: “I really do feel like a queen, with so many thrilling activities going on.”

Artist in residence Sarah Edwards said: “We love a good party at Pendine and are planning a right royal do to celebrate in style.

“Everyone is really looking forward to such a wonderfully historic and momentous occasion and they are all excited to be involved in the planning of it.

“Our artistic residents have been busy in our ever popular Seren art class making bunting and decorations for the celebrations.

“One resident, Tony Ithell from Bryn Bella, is even painting a huge MDF Union Jack heart with a gold crown above to go on display in our front entrance at Summerhill.”

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Cindy Clutton, the manager of both Hillbury and Gwern Alyn, said: “This will definitely be one of the biggest celebrations we’ve seen here.

“A number of our residents are in their 80s and 90s, and so this will not be the first coronation they have seen during their full and active lives.

“But it will certainly be the first for a long time given that our great late Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne for 70 years.”

Sarah added: “We’ll definitely be going to town with putting the flags and bunting out to decorate all our homes ready for our big coronation celebration at Pendine.

“We are especially looking forward to our parties where we’ll have majestic menus and lots of fun things going on including the opportunity to sing along and dance to popular music from local entertainer Bruce McLaine.

Special coronation menus across the homes will feature a luscious lunch consisting of coronation lamb or aubergine followed by strawberry and ginger trifle, as per the special coronation menus on the royal website.

The coronation will be televised in lounges and bedrooms from 11am on May 6 for those residents wishing to take part.