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Sky News
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- Sky News
Lionesses parade: The route and key timings as thousands of England fans to descend on central London
The Lionesses will celebrate with thousands of England fans in central London today as the players take part in an open-top bus procession. 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. 1:37 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." 4:48 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." 1:25 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."
ITV News
4 hours ago
- ITV News
Lionesses arrive home to celebrate historic back-to-back Euros wins
England players and fans were celebrating until late into Sunday night after their historic victory over Spain before returning home and attending a reception at Downing Street on Monday. ITV News Sports Editor has the latest England's women's team have returned home to excited fans after an historic Euros win in Switzerland. They beat Spain 3-1 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the final, with Chloe Kelly netting the winning shot, to land back-to-back Euros titles. Fans waited for hours outside Southend Airport for the team to arrive and cheered loudly when they touched down. The women then attended a reception at Downing Street with the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. The team will celebrate with the public during an open-top bus procession in central London on Tuesday. Homecoming celebrations start at 12.10pm and will travel along The Mall. "We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Central London tomorrow for the Homecoming celebrations," the FA said in a statement on X. There will then be a ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace from 12.30, with the event set to wrap up around 1pm. Fans can attend for free, and it will be broadcast live on ITV, BBC and Sky. The reception at Downing Street was due to begin about 5PM but the event was pushed back after the Lionesses' plane from Switzerland was delayed. The red carpet was rolled out at No 10 Downing Street for the team's arrival just before 7PM. England manager Sarina Wiegman addressed the reception, apologising for giving England supporters "lots of heart attacks". "You all made it through and we made it through and that's why we're here now," she said. 'The team is just incredible, we won the Euros but making the final, we're already legendary. "It's surreal what has happened last night." Wiegman said while steps had been taken to improve access to women's football in England, the country was "not there yet" and needed more investment. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the Lionesses had defended the title "with grit and with determination and skill". "You roared and I know I wasn't the only one roaring with you," she told guests at the reception. "You've made us all so, so proud. "Your performances have inspired a nation and lifted women's football to new heights." Players, coaches and Football Association representatives are in attendance, along with Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock. There have been calls for a bank holiday to mark the Lionesses' triumph, but the government suggested the team is too successful for that to be feasible. "If we had a bank holiday every time Lionesses won we'd never go to work," a government spokesperson said on Monday. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer previously backed calls for a bank holiday when the team reached the finals of the World Cup in 2023. He said the Lionesses had 'once again captured the hearts of the nation' and were 'an inspiration for young people across the country'. To celebrate the win, the Royal Mail will mark the occasion with a congratulatory postmark – which will be applied to stamped mail across the UK from Monday to Friday. One unofficial team member who joined in with the celebrations was Reggie the Cavapoo, who belongs to the owner of Cheals on Wheels, a mobile barista bar that accompanied the Lionesses in Switzerland. The company wrote on Instagram that Reggie had 'gone international' and was 'soaking up all the love (and sneaky treats) from the team' in Switzerland.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- The Sun
Kilted King Charles radiates joy in Scotland as he helps mark anniversaries relating to UK's nuclear industry
UP & ATOM Charles met the crew of the Pacific Heron, a second-generation purpose-built nuclear transport vessel THE kilted King radiates joy at a reception as he helps mark several anniversaries relating to the UK's nuclear industry. He unveiled a plaque in Caithness, northern Scotland, yesterday commemorating 70 years of the Dounreay nuclear facility. 4 4 Charles met the crew of the Pacific Heron, a second-generation purpose-built nuclear transport vessel. Charles also met local sea cadets and Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers from the area. The unveiling on Jubilee Pier came ahead of a reception in the nearby Fish Market Hall. The King will later spend time meeting staff from the nuclear industry and local community members from Thurso. The visit was hosted by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dounreay Nuclear site, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) company, and the 20th anniversary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Earlier this month the King stunned staff after popping into a luxury vegan chocolate shop during a recent trip to Scotland. Charles visited Campbelltown, in Argyll and Bute, while he was on a Royal tour north of the border. He visited different parts of the county over several days as part of the annual Holyrood Week, also known as 'Royal Week', which celebrates Scottish culture and local communities. More than a thousand people stood behind crash barriers to see the Monarch as he toured the town on July 3. He wore his own King Charles III tartan kilt especially for the visit, as he stopped by a number of shops in the area. And one place the King decided to pop into was Fetcha Chocolates - a store which specialises in vegan confectionery. King Charles visits luxury vegan chocolate shop in Scotland 4
