Lionesses celebrate Euros victory as 65,000 fans join open-top bus parade

An estimated 65,000 fans as well as royalty joined the triumphant England squad in London as the champions continued their Euro 2025 celebrations.

The Lionesses held an open-top bus parade along The Mall after becoming back-to-back European champions with a dramatic win over Spain on Sunday.

Fans lined the route before gathering around a stage in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace.

“I’ve been crying all the way down The Mall,” said captain Leah Williamson.

“This is unbelievable, probably one of the best things we’ve been a part of.”

The 28-year-old Arsenal defender added: “We’re making history every single step. Stay with us, this story is not done yet.”

Chloe Kelly, who scored England’s winning goal at 2022 and the decisive penalty in Sunday’s shoot-out, told the attendant fans: “Pressure, what pressure?”

The 27-year-old Arsenal forward then used an expletive to describe just how special the team’s support has been at home and at the Euros in Switzerland.

She added: “[It is] so good to stand side by side with every single one of these girls throughout the whole tournament, and the staff that you don’t see behind the scenes. It’s incredible.”

Princess Beatrice of York attended the parade and there was a surprise for England coach Sarina Wiegman as her favourite singer Burna Boy joined the squad on stage to sing his hit For My Hand.

Heather Small then sang Proud, which became a tournament anthem for the Lionesses, who played it in their dressing room before and after games in Switzerland.

The England squad, which arrived back in England on Monday before attending a reception at Downing Street, now hopes to go one better at the 2027 World Cup having lost to Spain in the 2023 final.