The capital plans to party in record numbers to mark the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. One event will be broadcast to millions watching in the US.
A spokesman for the prince and his bride said they were thrilled so many in London wanted to get involved. "They'd like the day to be as enjoyable as possible for everyone involved and want people to have the chance to celebrate," he said. "They remain incredibly grateful for all the goodwill shown to them since their engagement."
Councils have been astonished by the level of demand for road closures and say the capital is on course to rival the number of parties held when Charles and Diana married 30 years ago.
"Official" street parties have more than doubled since David Cameron told the nation to "get on and have fun" on April 29. In a speech on April 10 he called on councils to make celebrating easier and revealed he is holding a street party at Downing Street with wife Samantha after the nuptials. The number of streets being closed for parties has since doubled to 854.
The Prime Minister said today: "It's great news so many people are going to be joining in the celebrations on what promises to be a fantastic day.
"The Downing Street party plans are coming along well and we're all looking forward to the wedding next week." The party tally is expected to soar in the coming days and will be swelled by huge numbers of "unofficial" outdoor events in parks, gardens and cul-de-sacs that do not need road closures.
More than two million people nation-wide are set to take part in a street celebration, with many broadcasting the wedding live on big screens.
The figures come as the countdown to the wedding day gathers pace. St James's Palace said all the major preparations are now in place bar "a few minor tweaks", while choristers and clergy are running through a full Westminster Abbey rehearsal today.
Miss Middleton was seen doing some last-minute shopping in King's Road, Chelsea, yesterday.
A council spokesman in Hammersmith & Fulham, where there will be 34 official parties, said: "We've been taken aback by a massive surge in the last few days before the deadline. We were in the low 20s with four days to go but it seems a lot of people tried to get things going at the last minute."
The most "royalist" borough is Richmond upon Thames, with 85 parties, followed by Wandsworth on 79 and Newham on 67, according to Local Government Association figures.
Susan Weintraub, who is helping to organise a party in Aldensley Road in Hammersmith, said: "I've only had one door slammed in my face. Apart from that everyone has said, 'What a great idea for bringing everyone together'."
The street event will attended by two camera crews - from US network ABC News and a German channel - covering "typical" London celebrations.
Parties are also being held in neighbourhoods not normally associated with royal celebrations.
Loriann Luckings, co-organiser of the party in Leonard Street, Shoreditch, said: "People have surprised themselves by how excited they're getting. Many living here now don't remember Charles and Diana's wedding. There's already talk of doing something for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year."
Chris Gittins, founder of StreetsAlive, a group that helps communities organise street parties, said councils were more helpful with red tape and speed of response than with the last major street party event - the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. Insurance costs have also come down from a typical £150 per party to £50.
Barking and Dagenham is the only borough out of the 32 where there will be no party at all. A council spokesman said: "We are not stopping people but we can't offer any money. Groups have asked for help with the financing but we don't have any money available."
It is estimated that around two million people will go to street parties across Britain, twice the number in 2002 but still well below the peacetime street party "high water mark" of 10 million for the 1977 Silver Jubilee.
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