GOLD medallist Heather Stanning was on parade in Trafalgar Square with Olympic-winning Team GB on Tuesday.

Stanning, from the Royal Artillery based in Larkhill, with teammate Helen Glover retained her golden Olympic title from London 2012 in the women's rowing pair at Rio this summer.

They were among 350 athletes who were greeted by thousands of fans.

To mark the occasion, after changing the guard at Buckingham Palace, the Band of the Coldstream Guards joined the Band of the Grenadier Guards and Trumpeters from the Band of the Irish Guards.

The stage line-up was led by BBC presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Ore Oduba, retired Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson and Paralympic swimming champion Christopher Holmes.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said of Team GB: “They have inspired millions of people, I’m incredibly proud of their exploits and they deserve nothing less than a real heroes' return in the heart of the capital.”

Team GB won 67 medals at Rio 2016.

Paralympics GB won 147 medals and also finished second in the medal table.