- Wills, Kate and Harry are all smiles as they meet torchbearers Wai-Ming Lee and John Hulse in Buckingham Palace
- Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha witness Torch arriving at Downing Street
- Joanna Lumley and Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as it passed through Sloane Square
- Comedian Walliams 'humbled' as he carries torch through streets of Islington, north London
- On Day 69 of torch relay, the flame visited some of the most recognisable sights across the capital
- Huge crowds gather at St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Globe Theatre to receive torch bearers
- Who will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday still to be revealed
- Crowds gather in Hyde Park for finale concert to celebrate flame's arrival
- On Tuesday two men took torch to new heights as they leapt from a plane at 15,000ft
The smiling Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry witnessed the 'torch kiss' between Wai-Ming Lee and the next torchbearer John Hulse who carried it out of the palace towards Constitution Hill where it continued on to Hyde Park.
An estimated 80,000 crowd had gathered in the park to witness torchbearer Tyler Rix, a young footballer and musician, carry the flame on to the stage and light a huge cauldron to mark the start of a special concert to celebrate the torch's arrival.
Meeting royalty: The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince Harry watch Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012
Olympic Torch to John Hulse at Buckingham Palace
Passing the flame: The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince Harry were joined by 40 children from the Team GB
Ambition Programme as they watched Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012
Olympic Torch to John Hulse
Royal approval: The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge cheer on the torchbearers, left, after the couple and Prince
Harry eagerly awaited for them to arrive at the Palace
Outside the palace: The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, Prince Harry and 40 children from the Team GB Ambition
Programme wait for the Torch to arrive
Raising the flame: John Hulse gets ready to start his run out of Buckingham Palace with the Torch
'The people from around the world are coming and seeing the greatest city in the world there are some people coming who don't yet know about the preparations we have been doing for the last seven years.
'The stadiums are ready, the transport infrastructure is ready and our Team GB athletes are ready - they are going to win more gold, silver and bronze medals than you would need to bail out Spain and Greece together!'
Relight my fire: Torchbearer Tyler Rix lights
the Olympic cauldron starting the concert to welcome the Torch's arrival
in London's Hyde Park
Doing it in style: Tyler Rix, 19, from Woodside
Park, was the final Torchbearer to carry the Olympic Flame today before
the relay starts again in Hampton Court tomorrow
Proud: Torchbearer Tyler Rix and London Mayor Boris Johnson wave to the crowd after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron
'We are ready!': Mayor Boris Johnson talks to
the huge crowd at Hyde Park today - telling them: 'Olympic mania is
going off the scale'
Now that's a crowd: Thousands descended on Hyde
Park for a concert to celebrate the Torch arrival as the 24-hour
countdown to the opening ceremony approached
Ms Nesbitt - also the second woman in the British Armed forces to be awarded the Military Cross and the medal for bravery for actions in Afghanistan during March 2009 - then passed the flame on to Florence Rowe, 81, outside Number 10 in front of Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.
David Cameron has dismissed concerns that Britons might not be behind the London Olympics - saying the enthusiasm which had greeted the torch relay over the last two months showed they were not a London Games, not an England Games, but a United Kingdom Games.
Crowds surround a torchbearer carrying the
Olympic flame along Whitehall towards Parliament Square on the
penultimate day of its journey around the UK before arriving in the
Olympic Stadium on Friday evening for the Olympic games' Opening
Ceremony
At Number 10: Olympic torch bearer Kate Nesbitt
with Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron in
Downing Street today
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha look on as Olympic torch bearer Florence Rowe sets off from Downing Street
X marks the spot: The Olympic Torch is carried
through Oxford Circus as thousands gathered in the streets and peered
out of office windows to watch it pass
'The worries we all have are the great hopes and fears. Our fingers are crossed for everything from the events to the weather to the transport infrastructure and everything else.
'But, from where I stand, I think we're set for a really remarkable few weeks for Britain, when we welcome the world, say this is a great country to come, enjoy the Olympics, but also think of all the other things we've got to offer.'
He went on: 'Of course, this is a time of some economic difficulty for the UK, everybody knows that. But look at what we're capable of achieving as a nation, even at a difficult economic time.
Sophie Countess of Wessex with her daughter Lady
Louise Viscount and son James, the Viscount Severn, watching the
Olympic Torch Relay pass through Buckingham Palace
Showing off the flag: James, Viscount Severn,
shows off his Union Jack flag to his mother Sophie Countess of Wessex as
the Torch goes past
The Olympic torch relay is carried through the
front gates of Buckingham Palace to where members of the Royal family
were waiting
It comes after another star-studded day where Joanna Lumley and Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as it passed through Sloane Square, on a day when the flame was paraded in front of a number of London's most iconic landmarks.
The pair smiled and waved to the hundreds of spectators who lined the route to cheer them on, as they completed the leg in a quick walk.
Thousands of spectators cheer on the Torch Relay along Regent Street in central London just a day before the opening ceremony
The Olympic Torch is carried on top of an open
top bus down London's busiest shopping high street, Oxford Street, on
day 68 of a 70-day relay
The London Olympic Torch Bus slowly makes its
way through the crowds along Oxford Street as thousands attend to see it
on its way to Hyde Park
Lumley and Saunders helped the torch on its way to see an even more grand sight than the streets of Chelsea.
By the time the ladies had their hands on the flame on Day 69 of the relay, the torch had already gone past a host of impressive London landmarks such as St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Museum of London.
Tomorrow the torch will enter the Olympic Park, and will be used to light the cauldron. At least that's one part of creative director Danny Boyle's opening ceremony that isn't enshrined in mystery.
Absolutely Fabulous day to bear torch: Joanna Lumley (right) and
Jennifer Saunders carried the torch through Sloane Square on the
penultimate day of the relay
Ab Fab: Absolutely Fabulous stars Joanna
Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are surrounded by a sea of people as they
carry the Torch through west London
Striking a pose: The comedy stars went for a jaunty walk with the torch and seemed to be enjoying every minute of it
Party atmosphere: The torch has been followed by joyous crowds all day
Earlier in the day, television icon Sir Bruce Forsyth larked about with the flame in front of the BBC White City Television Centre, and the 84-year-old showed once more just how much of a showman he is.
Fellow sitcom star and comedian David Walliams told how he was 'humbled' to carry the Olympic torch through Islington.
Standing in wait: Fans gathered at Hyde Park as they prepared to watch the celebratory finale concert
Here we go: The sun was beating down as the concert began and the fans were finally satisfied
Olympic fever: Thousands gathered in Hyde Park where there a concert celebrated the Torch's arrival
The co-creator of Little Britain was surprised and delighted to have even been asked to carry the torch, and said that although jogging was not his forte, running and waving is far easier than swimming and waving.
Walliams has raised a great deal of money for various charities by undertaking gruelling long-distance swimming challenges.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sets off with the Olympic Torch from Parliament Square towards Constitution Hill
Strictly Come Dancing: TV presenter Sir Bruce
Forsyth shows off his moves as he carries the Olympic Flame through
Kensington and Chelsea
Here he is! Sir Bruce Forsyth larked about with the torch in front of the BBC Television Centre in White City
Proud: David Walliams carried the Olympic flame from Islington's town hall on the penultimate day of the relay
Passing it on: Walliams (left) handed the torch over to the next bearer, Philip Packer, as it continues on its way to Stratford
Walliams said: 'I felt really humbled to be a part of it. This torch and this flame is bigger than anybody out there and there's something about the spirit and I really got a sense of that running along.
'You can't really get lost on Upper Street and I had a wonderful response. I was thrilled to be asked to do it, especially so near to the Olympics starting.'
The 40-year-old, whose fundraising feats include swimming the English Channel, the River Thames and the Straits of Gibraltar, added: 'I'm not a natural runner but it's much easier to run and wave than swim and wave. When I was swimming the Thames there were people lining the banks so I had to stop to wave to them and it slowed me down.
What a view! The torch is set to see some of
London's most memorable sights... all in one day. Here it is outside St
Paul's Cathedral
Picturesque: Kevin Craig (right) passes the
Olympic flame to John Elbrow (left) outside St Paul's Cathedral on the
bright morning
Mr Elbrow then paraded the torch around St Paul's as the gleeful crowd watched him pass
'I'm not a natural jogger, let alone runner, but it's only 300 metres so I did manage it. I started off walking, then I went into a jog, then I thought I would show off and started running and then it was all over. I'm glad it wasn't much further.'
The torch's journey began shortly before 7am with Clive Woodward, Team GB's deputy chef de mission and manager of the England 2003 World Cup Rugby winners, starting the relay from the Roundhouse in Camden.
Carrying the flame: The Daily Mail's Charles Sale runs with the Olympic torch through the streets of London today
Water bound: The torch was carried by Paris Walker on a barge on Camden Lock, as it was guarded by some young kayakers
Going somewhere? The flame also arrived at St Pancras rail station before its royal appointment at Buckingham Palace later today
Good day out? Robert Swannell holds the flame at the Museum of London
The 33-year-old, described as an inspirational helper who saved the life of a man who had jumped into a river swollen with rainwater last year, was chosen to take part in the relay after the Duchess asked for a fellow Scout to participate in this prestigious leg of the event.
Mr Sayer, from Todmorden in West Yorkshire, is one of three volunteers helping to carry the Olympic flame through the palace the day before the Queen officially opens the Games.
William nominated his charity Mountain Rescue to take part and John Hulse was given the honour, and Wai-Ming Lee from MapAction was picked after Prince Harry, the organisation's royal patron, put it forward.
Brixton town: The Olympic Torch, bottom right, is carried through the crowd packed streets of central Brixton
Patient: A man waits in Brixton to see the torch as it headed south of the river for a detour
Privilege: Walliams (left) and other torch bearers, like Kelvin Graig (right), carried the torch through the streets with pride
Elsewhere in the capital, celebrities including rugby heroes Lawrence Dallaglio and Lewis Moody will carry the flame, as well as surprise guests like Jennifer Saunders.
Meanwhile, mystery still surrounds the identity of the person who will light the Olympic flame at tomorrow’s opening ceremony, but Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said that the final choice was surprisingly easy.
Mr Deighton, who sat on the panel which made the selection, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It was surprising how we reached unanimity pretty quickly.
'I think when everyone sees our choice last night they will understand why we made it.'
Drop in on the Globe: Ify Egesi had the honour of taking the torch to see the interior of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Crowds gathered inside the theatre to see a slightly different spectacle than they were accustomed to
The beacon had earlier been carried through Norwich by official torch bearer James Colley, 23, who jumped alongside Chris on Tuesday afternoon.
They plummeted in free fall for one minute before deploying their parachutes and it then took five more minutes to reach the ground.
Chris, who is a parachuting instructor, said it was the 'strangest' thing he had ever done.
The father-of-four-said said: 'It was an amazing thing to do.
Let it shine: Daniel McCubbin (left) and Luke Corduner (right) carried the torch inside London St Pancras station
Dizzy heights: Chris McCann (right) and official torch bearer James Colley took the flame with then on the 15,000ft sky dive
'It was actually quite hard to hold as it altered my wind resistance. Up there the forces are also a lot stronger so it was difficult to keep a grip of it.
'But it was tethered to my arm - the last thing we wanted to do was drop the thing from that high up.
'James came up with the idea after carrying the torch through Norwich but he is not experienced enough to hold it so I had to jump with him.
'It's great we must be the first to have ever jumped with the Olympic torch.'
James who is studying Chemistry at the University of East Anglia, said: 'It was a bit of a crazy idea but I am glad we did it.
'It was great running with the torch but this was even better.'
Photographer Mark Harris, 36, jumped with the pair and took the amazing snaps.
