Andy O'Donnell snaps one of England's two 'Sweet Chariot' team buses as it passes Her Majesty's Theatre, sporting a celebratory banner

Fans try everything to get a better view - Norman Fisher catches this man climbing a traffic light

Alex Nisbett spots the England players using cameras and camcorders to get their own mementoes of the special day

England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson smiles in the direction of Lisa Butcher, who insists the grin was just for her!

Time for a lengthy tea-break - Rachel Jones spied these workmen downing tools to watch the parade

Lawrence Dallaglio (centre) holds aloft the William Webb Ellis trophy belonging to England for the next four years, taken by Jonathan Lucas

Andy Gomarsall and Will Greenwood crack open the champagne to celebrate on the bus, watched by Dominic Smith

The crowds have already begun to pile into Trafalgar Square by first light, and Jethro Harris captures the scene

Fans in Trafalgar Square, including Ian Holloway, are provided with two specially-erected big screens to watch the parade

An estimated 750,000 people line the parade route, many of them in Trafalgar Square, where Matthew Rayner is amongst them