Olympic heroes in victory parade

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Chris Hoy, triple Olympic cycling champion in Beijing, said it was a "great way to say thank you" for all the public's support since the games.

Double Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds, 13, and 14-year-old diving sensation Tom Daley had the day off school for the big occasion.

Hoy said: "It is the day that the athletes have been waiting for. It is going to be massive and it is a chance for us to say thank you to the public.

"Back in Beijing we were away from how all this was being received in Britain and now we have the chance to give them a wave face-to-face and say thank you."

Victoria Pendleton, 28, who took gold in the sprint cycling, said she was "very excited" as she had not taken part in a parade since she was in the girl guides for an event to mark the Channel Tunnel.

She said: "I'm really excited. I'm treating this as a social event. It is a chance to catch up with everybody from the different sports and get their news.

"This is my first parade that I have had since school. I remember that when I was in the girl guides there was a special parade in our village and I was dressed as a Tour de France cyclist in a cycling jersey - that was really fun and important at the time, but this is much more fun."

She said she had been "thrilled" about the public's support for all the athletes, but added: "It is four years to the London 2012 Olympics and I think people will get tired of us; I'm sure and things will go back to normal. We will put our medals back in their boxes and everyone will be back to training."

Daley said: "This is a pretty big day really and the school lets us off if we have a big day."