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Saturday 11 June 2016 1:35 pm

One and all are amused: Images from the Queen’s 90th birthday flypast

By: William Turvill

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The Queen was not the only one amused by today's flypast to commemorate her 90th birthday.

The spectacle was put on at 1pm today as part of a weekend of royal birthday celebrations.

Spectators were watching the show from all over London.

Read more: How the Queen (and country) will be celebrating her 90th birthday

Here are some tweets with photos and videos from the event:

Amazing to stand in #TrafalgarSquare for the #Queenat90 #flypast. Have goosebumps. My pic of the #RedArrows pic.twitter.com/H5CZDyjpyY

— Susie Roberts 💙 (@susiesooze) June 11, 2016

The Red Arrows act as the finale of this impressive flypast pic.twitter.com/U3pNcq6Jt9

— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 11, 2016

Photo from top of NZ House of the RAF Flypast over Buckingham Palace – well done guys! @31SqnOC @OC32Sqn pic.twitter.com/BEOQx7Tr8v

— Sir Julian Young (@Chf_Eng_Air) June 11, 2016

Even those watching from home were entertained by the spectacle.

https://twitter.com/VickiGraceTodd/status/741602502236311552

#Flypast #Queenat90 #TroopingtheColour You couldn't count my goosebumps right now! WOW! pic.twitter.com/OhqifznF5C

— Ian Royce (@officialroycey) June 11, 2016

Read more: The price of a pint has risen 15,600pc in the Queen's lifetime

Huge applause from crowd for Royal Air Force flypast over Buckingham Palace with royals on balcony #Queenat90 #cbc pic.twitter.com/4bS5G99z8b

— Thomas Daigle (@thomasdaigle) June 11, 2016

Wow what a view we had for the #Queenat90 @RoyalAirForce #flypast pic.twitter.com/hdj2XodQdp

— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) June 11, 2016

Amazing flypast over Covent Garden culminating in Red Arrows. Assume in honour of #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/KoUNl0cQ4y

— Tim Foxon (@timfoxon) June 11, 2016

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