Lionesses parade: The route and key timings as thousands of England fans to descend on central London
The bus will carry the team through central London, allowing supporters to celebrate the team's defence of their Women's Euros title alongside the likes of Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly and catch a glimpse of the silverware.
Here is all you need to know.
Where will the parade go and when?
The team's open-top bus will travel along The Mall from 12.10pm.
It will end with a staged ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, which is expected to start at roughly 12.30pm and end at 1pm, the Football Association (FA) announced.
The Royal Marines Portsmouth band and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force will perform on the stage and highlights from the tournament will be shown on big screens.
England manager Sarina Wiegman will then lead her triumphant team out on stage to lift the trophy.
The event will be hosted by former Lioness and football pundit Alex Scott.
Fans will be able to attend the event for free, but the FA have warned that the capital is going to be "very busy".
"People should plan their visits carefully, both coming into central London and travelling home," the association said.
How to watch
You can watch coverage of the entire event live on Sky News from 10am and follow all the action with our live blog.
Fans can also follow coverage of the event on the BBC, ITV and across England's social media channels.
Celebrations with the deputy PM
The Lionesses landed back in the UK from Basel, Switzerland, on Monday, where celebrations continued with a reception at Downing Street.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and sports minister Stephanie Peacock hosted the team ahead of today's bus parade.
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Sir Keir Starmer said: "The Lionesses have once again captured the hearts of the nation.
"Their victory is not only a remarkable sporting achievement, but an inspiration for young people across the country."
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An extra bank holiday?
As the team have become the first senior England side to win a major tournament on foreign soil, some have called for an extra bank holiday to mark the occasion.
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey was one of those who asked the prime minister if it was "time for that bank holiday".
He was referring to comments made by Sir Keir in 2023. When, as leader of the opposition, he wrote on X that there "should be a celebratory bank holiday if the Lionesses bring it home".
But with estimates suggesting an extra bank holiday would cost the economy £2.4bn, it's understood such a move isn't being planned by Downing Street.
'There is no stopping them now'
The impact of the Lionesses second consecutive Euros title is already being felt across the UK.
At Bearsted Football Club in Maidstone, Kent, a mural of Alessia Russo, who levelled Sunday's final with a goal in the 56th minute, has been unveiled.
The club is where Russo first started playing, and chairman Jamie Houston told Sky News the Lionesses have helped transform the women's game.
"Five years ago we never had a girl's football team," he told Sky correspondent Mollie Malone. "Now we have five separate teams for girls, and boys are accepting of more girls in the game.
"There is no stopping them now."
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Lynda Hale, who played in the England squad in the first ever international women's match against Scotland in 1972, reiterated that women's football has changed drastically since she played.
"When I first started playing there was hardly anyone that would watch," she told Sky News Breakfast.
"To put on the England shirt and think what we started has grown to this magnitude, and it is still going to grow, is absolutely fantastic. I think the sky's the limit in women's football."
Asked what advice she would have for the current England squad after their win, Ms Hale said: "The girls need to make as many memories as they can and take everything in their stride."
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