From the Strand to Buckingham Palace
Ollie and Ellie, amongst others who did well in the Olympics, were praised by the public as they travelled on coach tops. Noise from crowd continued throughout.
The Olympians used banners with words of gratitude to thank the crown and the games makers. Not all the athletes were present, but over 700 were.
21 floats past through the streets of London. David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Princess Ann and Prince Edward were all present at the parade. The floats went up the mall and reached Buckingham Palace at 3.30pm.
A large widescreen was set up outside Buckingham Palace for all to see and soak up the atmosphere.
An aircraft flew low (also known as a fly pass) above the crowd. Four helicopters from the armed forces also flew over head. The noise was immense. Then an aircraft draped in the colours of gold, white and red, few past with the words 'Thank you' printed on the belly.
Finally, the red arrows with their blue, white and red clouds of smoke, flew by. To top of the event, there was song and dance from groups such as The Pet Shop Boys who sang such classics as West End Girls and Go West which were fitting song tributes for the event.
