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Huge cheers as newly crowned King and Queen wave to the crowds during the historic flypast

Huge shouts erupted as the newly crowned King and Queen stood side by side on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where they were joined by other royal family members.

Millions of people around the world watched as King Charles III was crowned at his coronation earlier on Saturday at Westminster Abbey.

There were a lot of Royalists in Trafalgar Square, some of whom having waited in line for the queen for days.

King Charles and Queen Camilla watched on as a flypast from the Red Arrows painted the grey London skies red, white, and blue.

The flypast was scaled down at the last minute due to the weather, according to the Ministry of Defence, with just helicopters and the Red Arrows taking part.

The Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, the Prince of Wales, the King's Pages of Honour including Prince George, Lord Oliver Cholmondley, Nicholas Barclay, Ralph Tollemache, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Queen's Pages of Honour including Louis and Gus Lopes, Freddy Parker Bowles and Arthur Eliot, Lady in Attendance Annabel Eliot and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Duke of Kent,  the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Gloucester on the balcony at Buckingham Palace (Picture: PA)
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis, the Prince of Wales, the King’s Pages of Honour including Prince George, Lord Oliver Cholmondley, Nicholas Barclay, Ralph Tollemache, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Queen’s Pages of Honour including Louis and Gus Lopes, Freddy Parker Bowles and Arthur Eliot, Lady in Attendance Annabel Eliot and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Duke of Kent,  the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Gloucester on the balcony at Buckingham Palace (Picture: PA)
Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Anne, Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Britain's Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George and Britain's King Charles' stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony following Britain's King Charles' coronation ceremony in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Britain’s Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Anne, Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Britain’s Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George and Britain’s King Charles’ were all on the balcony(Picture: REUTERS)
Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Anne, Princess Royal,Britain's Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony following Britain's King Charles' coronation ceremony in London, Britain May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
The Princess of Wales smiled as her son Louis looked amazed by the flypast (Picture: REUTERS)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team otherwise known as The Red Arrows fly over The Mall during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
The Red Arrows put on a spectacular show as they brought a splash of Royal colour to the skies above a wet London (Picture: Getty)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: King Charles III and Queen Camilla can be seen on the Buckingham Palace balcony ahead of the flypast during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Dressed in lavish robes with golden silk and velvet the King and Queen gave a wave and a smile to those below them on the balcony at the Palace (Picture: Getty)
King Charles III waves as he receives a royal salute from members of the military in the gardens of Buckingham Place in London, on May 6, 2023, following his coronation. - The set-piece coronation is the first in Britain in 70 years, and only the second in history to be televised. Charles will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned at the central London church since King William I in 1066. Outside the UK, he is also king of 14 other Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Camilla, his second wife, will be crowned queen alongside him, and be known as Queen Camilla after the ceremony. (Photo by Andrew Milligan / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW MILLIGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The King was enjoying a wave to the thousands of people who braved the wet weather (Picture: AFP)

Initially, more than 60 different aircraft including vintage bombers were scheduled to be involved in the flyover.

The King and Queen were led back to the Palace in the Gold State Coach, followed by a procession of 4,000 troops from the army, navy and RAF.

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The Royal couple looked on as helicopters and members of the Red Arrows took to the skies for the impressive flypast.

It was initially meant to last for six minutes, but instead only took place for two and a half minutes.

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The King and Queen waved after receiving huge cheers from the crowds down below them at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Sky)
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The Prince of Wales and The Princess of Wales had their hands full on the balcony as they had to look after their three children (Picture: Sky)

In keeping with King Charles’ wish for a ‘slimmed down’ event, it will be ten times smaller than the flypast for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953.

Queen Victoria was the first recorded monarch to step out onto the balcony in 1851 when she stepped out for celebrations for the opening of the Great Exhibition.

The planes will head over Essex to London and will also take in parts of Surrey, plus Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire as they disperse.

Each area is zoned and these are the approximate time periods to keep a lookout, based on when the airspace is due to be restricted:

The King’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II made her last appearance on the balcony during celebrations at the Platinum Jubilee last year.

Charles and Camilla, William and Kate and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined her.

The Royal balcony looked a lot different to the busier one when The Queen was crowned. Charles and his sister Princess Anne, who was just two at the time, joined her, as did her husband Philip.

She also had her Maids of Honour and members of her Royal household with her.

He will wave to the public alongside his wife Queen Camilla once they return to Buckingham Palace.

They will then make their way up to the Royal balcony where they will look out and take part in the long-standing tradition of waving to the well-wishers who have gone to the Mall to show their support.

Heir to the throne, Prince Wales, and his bride Kate Middleton appeared on the balcony following their wedding ceremony in 2011.

The King and Queen are expected to be joined by members of the Royal family on the balcony at around 2.15pm today to watch the RAF fly past

It is not yet known which family members will join them for the historic moment, although it is likely they will be joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence and the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Edward and Sophie.

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