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It's a date with the King if England conquer Spain
Evening Standard
|July 11, 2024
Huge open-top bus parade lined up if the Three Lions win Euros for first time
ENGLAND will head for Buckingham Palace on a victory parade if they win the Euros on Sunday, the Standard can exclusively reveal.
Preparations are at an advanced stage for Gareth Southgate’s squad to be honoured by the King and the royal family if they defeat Spain and claim the trophy for the first time.
A massive open-top bus parade would take the team from Guildhall, in the City of London, to the palace via Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, it is understood.
Up to a million fans could line the streets if England land their first trophy since 1966.
Two days of celebrations would begin on Monday with the team lined up to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer — who is expected to attend the final in Berlin on Sunday — at Downing Street. A royal reception, likely to be headed by Prince William, president of the Football Association, has also been pencilled in for Monday. Tuesday would be a massive public celebration, starting with a reception at Guildhall — the historic home of the City of London Corporation and Lord Mayor of London — before the parade via Trafalgar Square and The Mall to the palace.

This story is from the July 11, 2024 edition of Evening Standard.
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