ANT and Dec were greeted by cheers as they joined celebrities including Katy Perry at Westminster Abbey for King Charles' coronation.
A whole host of famous faces have come together for the grand occasion to watch Charles' crowning moment.
One of the biggest cheers rang out for Ant and Dec just before 9am as crowds spotted them entering the Abbey through a side VIP entrance.
The popular pair took their seats among invited celebrity guests including Dame Emma Thompson, Lord Lloyd-Webber, Dame Judi Dench and Stephen Fry.
The TV duo are attending in their capacity as goodwill ambassadors for the Prince's Trust, a role they took up in 2021 after two decades working with the charity.
US singer Katy Perry, Australian musician Nick Cave, British Vogue's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, actress Dame Joanna Lumley and singer Lionel Richie, who will perform at the coronation concert on Sunday, were also in attendance.
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Ben Wallace and Jeremy Hunt were also spotted.
And ex-Prime Ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair made appearances at the Abbey.
Before the ceremony, Ant and Dec told Good Morning Britain it was an "honour and a privilege" to be invited to the event in central London.
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Ant added that the Prince's Trust is the "best legacy" for the King to leave.
"He started the Prince's Trust with his Navy pension back in 1976 and since then, the Prince's Trust has grown every year and it's now worldwide," he said.
"We're just very proud to be part of it and we can see now first-hand how it does help young people in this country and around the world."
Best known for fronting shows including Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and Britain's Got Talent, Ant and Dec have hosted the Prince's Trust Awards 10 times and recently collaborated with the charity on a course to make the media industry more accessible.
Oscar-winning actress Dame Emma, wearing a red floral jacket and her damehood medal and insignia, was accompanied by her husband, actor Greg Wise, for the ceremony.
Spice Girl Melanie Brown also spoke to ITV outside the abbey, recounting the girl group's famous encounter with Charles in 1997.
She said: "I think because we were all so excited on the day we all just kind of freaked out a bit, and broke protocol, and I gave him a kiss and then Geri gave him a kiss and pinched his bum… we were just overwhelmed with excitedness. I don't think I'd do that again though… we were all just too excited."
Fry told BBC News he was grateful to have been invited to the "thousand-year-old ceremony, so rooted in the history of our islands".
Other notable faces expected to be in the audience include David and Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney, Rowan Atkinson and Bear Grylls.
Heads of state and kings and queens from across the globe, everyday heroes and family and friends of the royal couple are also on the guest list.
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