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The newly-crowned King and Queen stood together at Buckingham Palace and were met with huge cheers as they were joined by other members of the Royal family.
King Charles III was crowned at his Coronation at Westminster Abbey earlier on Saturday as millions across the globe watched.
Trafalgar Square was packed with Royalists, some of whom had spent days queuing to get the closest view of the new monarch.
The flypast was scaled down at the last minute due to the weather, according to the Ministry of Defence, with just helicopters and members of the Red Arrows taking part.
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.
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.
The King and Queen waved after receiving huge cheers from the crowds down below them at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Sky)
The Mall was packed as huge crowds tried to get the best view of the King and Queen as they walked up to the balcony at Buckingham Palace (Picture: Sky News)
Crowds made a run for it after Trafalgar Square was opened to those who had been waiting days to get a glimpse of the new King and Queen (Picture: Sky News)
The Royalists were marched down to the very front of the Palace by police (Picture: Sky)
Police allowed thousands of people who had been patiently waiting to see the King and Queen on the balcony (Picture: Sky News)
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The King and Queen were greeted by thousands of Royal fans along the Mall (Picture: Getty)
Members of the armed forces took part in a salute at Buckingham Palace in the gardens (Picture: AP)
The coronation flypast route – click to enlarge (Picture: metro.co.uk)
The King was crowned with St Edward’s Crown by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)
The Red Arrows put on a show at the Jubilee and will appear in the coronation flypast (Picture: Antony Jones/Getty Images)
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 look out, 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 royals will watch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they did for the Jubilee (Picture: PETER MACDIARMID/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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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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The flypast was scaled down at the last minute and will only go on for two minutes and thirty seconds.
