London 2012: Olympians and Paralympians cheered by crowds

Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of London to celebrate the success of Britain's athletes at the Olympics and Paralympics.

Cheering crowds waved to 800 athletes on over 20 floats as they inched their way from St Paul's Cathedral to Buckingham Palace.

Britain's most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, called the public response 'incredible' and paid tribute to everyone who had been involved in the Games.

David Bond was watching the parade.

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