Classic comedy: Del Boy and Rodney's Reliant Robin explodes during the closing ceremony
Royal laughs: Prince Harry and Kate Middleton share a joke during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
Actors parade around the model of St Paul's wrapped in newsprint, during the opening stages of the closing ceremony
80,000 people in the Olympic Stadium counted down to the beginning of the opening ceremony, to the chimes of a replica of Big Ben
Scaled-down London! Landmarks of the capital make up the set for the Closing Ceremony
Comedy legend: Monty Python star Eric Idle appears at the Closing Ceremony to lead the audience through a singalong of his hit Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
Finale: A heartstopping array of colours zigzag through the night sky above the Olympic Park as fireworks conclude the London 2012 Olympic Games
Alight: Fireworks explode into the London night sky as the Olympic closing ceremony comes to a spectacular end
Inside the stadium, audience members and athletes look on as the Olympic Park is illuminated by a breathtaking display
It's over: Fireworks light up the Olympic Village in Stratford, east London as London 2012 draws to an emotional close
Tickertape: Athletes react as confetti rains down on them during the Closing Ceremony
Rock behemoths: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who headline the Olympic Closing ceremony with a medley of their biggest hits, including Baba O'Reilly
Take That: After much speculation over whether they would perform or not after Gary Barlow's tragic loss of his stillborn daughter, Take That - minus Robbie Williams whose wife is due to give birth - took to the stage with hit single Rule The World
As the flames in the Olympic cauldron get weaker, the phoenix flies higher over the crowd in the stadium below
Phoenix from the flames: As the Olympic flame died, it was replaced by a Phoenix which rose above the stadium
As the cauldron separated, the Olympic flame slowly faded until it was no more and the Games was officially over
Artists from the Royal Ballet, including British ballerina Darcy Bussell, perform as the Phoenix descends from the roof of the Olympic Stadium
Football superstar: Pele appears on stage, wearing Brazilian colours, for a performance with former street cleaner Renato Sorriso
Ready for Rio: Brazilian performers give the world a taste of what to expect when the Games moves to Rio de Janeiro in 2016
Proud: Locog chairman Lord Coe, right, delivers a speech as IOC President Jacques Rogge watches during the Closing Ceremony
London mayor Boris Johnson passes the Olympic Flag to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, helped by IOC president Jacques Rogge
End of an era: The Olympic flag is lowered by representatives from the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force
Brian May of Queen performs together with Jessie J during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Muse's guitar player Matthew Bellamy joins a starstudded list of performers at the Olympic Closing Ceremony
Monty Python's Eric Idle tussles with a band of morris dancers as he performs to the 80,000-strong crowd inside the Olympic Stadium
Heavenly: Nun and angels form the backdrop for Monty Python star Eric Idle's Closing Ceremony performance
A brave performer is shot from a cannonball during Idle's sketch, a nod to Britain's rich comic history
Indie icon: Liam Gallagher and his band Beady eye followed The Spice Girls with a performance of Oasis number one hit Wonderwall
Spice up the stage: The Spice Girls reformed to perform a spectacular set on the top of black London taxis at the closing ceremony
Supermodel: As the stadium is turned into a giant catwalk, London-born model Kate Moss appears wearing a gold Alexander McQueen dress
Shimmering: Naomi Campbell, draped in gold, takes over, strutting in a dazzling gold McQueen dress with a long train
Style: Supermodels Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell walk the catwalk in a show of British beauty and design
Arriving in style: Jessie J arrives onstage, performing in the back of a white Rolls Royce
Trio: Jessie J, Tinie Tempah and Taio Cruz perform during the closing ceremony
Right here, right now: British DJ and musician Fatboy Slim performed his most famous hits in a giant translucent octopus
Comedy star Russell Brand performs his sketch during the Olympic Games closing ceremony
British singer Ed Sheeran performs Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, accompanied by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason (not pictured) Mike Rutherford and The Feeling's Richard Jones
British singer Annie Lennox performs 'Little Bird' aboard a giant wooden gallion during the Closing Ceremony
Mods: The Kaiser Chiefs perform The Who's Pinball Wizardon scooters during the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
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Fantastic!!!, Splendid!!! It ended well.
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