RAF Red Arrows flypast rounds off military's coronation operation

The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows marked the end of the Armed Forces involvement in the King and Queen's coronation in London.

Originally intended to be made up of more than 60 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, the flypast was scaled down to include only helicopters and the Red Arrows due to the poor weather, with rain and low cloud.

Many members of the Royal Family looked up and pointed at the aircraft but the King and Queen smiled and waved to the crowds as they flew overhead.

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The flypast lasted for two minutes and thirty seconds rather than the scheduled six minutes of the planned display.

At least 10 helicopters took part in the flypast alongside a Red Arrows squad of nine Hawk jets.

On the Buckingham Palace balcony, Prince George and Princess Charlotte smiled and gazed up as the aerobatic display team soared overhead.

The RAF's display team trailed red, white and blue smoke as their Hawk jets flew over the crowds gathered on The Mall and outside the palace.

The Royal Family's official Twitter account shared a video of the Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace and thanked the team for "an extraordinary finale to an extraordinary day".

More than 9,000 members of the UK Armed Forces were deployed in ceremonial and supporting roles for the coronation.