Thousands of Londoners lined the streets of the capital to watch its annual New Year's Day Parade.
The event, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, featured 8,000 performers from around the world.
Legendary ski jumper Eddie Edwards - commonly known as 'Eddie the Eagle' - came out of retirement to perform a series of death defying stunts.
Mr Edwards told the Daily Mail it was "truly uplifting" to be asked to perform at the Parade.
He said: "I have appeared in front of 190,000 before – but never half a million people before – it's going to be amazing.
"Getting this sort of recognition is truly uplifting – I am a true patriot – I love my country and am immensely proud to have done what I've done to fly the flag."
Around 5,000 spectators travelled to the West End of London for the event, which has raised almost £2million for charities across the capital over the past three decades.
The parade started at noon on Piccadilly near Green Park Station and is heading to Piccadilly Circus, before turning right down Regent Street St. James's, left along Pall Mall, through Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, and finishing at Parliament Square at 3.30pm.
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