Two sisters brought the ashes of their mum, who was a "staunch Royalist", to the King's Coronation with them yesterday.
Thousands of well-wishers poured into central London throughout the day to line the monarch's procession route and catch a glimpse of the Royal Family on Buckingham Palace's balcony.
Dressed in their crowns and lavish robes, Charles and Camilla waved to the crowds, who braved downpours to watch a colourful ceremonial military procession not seen for 70 years.
Maths teacher Dawn Probert and Anne O'Connor, a healthcare assistant, were among those cheering them on after travelling from near Newcastle to celebrate the historic occasion.
Holding up her right hand to show a ring with two inlays, Dawn told the Daily Mail: "Our parents were both staunch Royalists and they'd have been here if they could.
"So we bought Mum along with us – in an ashes ring – look!"
Crowds took pictures, screamed and laughed as they watched the Red Arrows pass over Buckingham Palace.
Royal fans moved onto The Mall to take selfies and film the helicopters and planes as they passed over.
Others popped champagne corks and shouted "God Save the King".
Alan Dodd, Graham Dodd and Victoria Dodd travelled to London from Southampton to experience the flyover.
Victoria Dodd said: "It was so unexpected. We thought it had been cancelled."
Graham Dodd added: "It makes you proud to be British."
The Coronation celebrations are set to continue today with big lunches attended by royals and a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle.
The King and Queen will join around 20,000 members of the public at the Coronation concert where, along with other family members, they will see performances by Take That, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.
Singers Perry and Richie were among the stars at Saturday's coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey.
Perry, who is an ambassador for The British Asian Trust - a charity founded by the King when he was Prince of Wales, appeared to lose her footing as she left the Abbey and was supported by other guests as she nearly took a tumble.
The show in Windsor, hosted by Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville, will see Hollywood star Tom Cruise, Dynasty actress Dame Joan Collins, adventurer Bear Grylls and singer Sir Tom Jones appear via video message.
The series of pre-recorded sketches will reveal little-known facts about the monarch and will also include moments from beloved literary figure Winnie the Pooh - seemingly echoing the famous moment Paddington Bear drank tea with the Queen during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
There will also be performances by Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, veteran rock guitarist Steve Winwood, and Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls.
Classical acts including Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel and Chinese pianist Lang Lang will perform too.
The Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal College of Music and the Royal College of Art will come together for the first time to create a one-off performance featuring Sex Education and Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Olivier Award nominee Mei Mac.
Ahead of the show on Sunday evening, thousands of street parties are expected to be held with people encouraged to come together across the country for the Coronation Big Lunch.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will attend a big lunch in Cranleigh, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will attend a community street party in Swindon, and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will attend a big lunch in Windsor.
Meanwhile, as part of the Coronation Concert, choreographed lasers, projections and drone displays will radiate over historic bridges and buildings.
Seven of the 10 locations involved in the event, Lighting up the Nation, have been disclosed so far, including Blackpool seafront in Lancashire, where people can join a viewing party from Blackpool Tower.
Sheffield Town Hall will showcase a display in the Peace Gardens, while Newcastle's Tyne Bridge and Gateshead's Millennium Bridge lights will cast riverside reflections for an audience stretching between the quays.
A drone show will light up the sky above the Eden Project in Cornwall, and its biomes will become multicoloured for spectators invited from the local volunteer community.
Light shows will also brighten up Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff at various locations.
The remaining three locations will be revealed during the concert.
The Coronation Concert will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds from 8pm.
