Leicester City victory parade sees fans gather in their thousands to celebrate Premier League champions' historic title triumph
Thousands of Leicester City supporters gathered in the city centre on Monday to watch the club's victory parade
Fans lined the streets of Leicester waving flags, banners and scarves at the blue double-decker party bus
Leicester secured a remarkable Premier League title after initially being given 5000-1 odds at the start of the season
Jamie Vardy turned the Premier League trophy upside down on his head in remarkable photos on top of the bus
Over 100,000 supporters were said to be in Victoria Park, where Leicester's parade ended for a party in the sunshine
Various reports claimed there were over a quarter of a million supporters in various places around the city
- The King Power Stadium outfit were presented with their top-flight trophy following their 3-1 win over Everton
By Laurie Whitwell for the Daily Mail
Jamie Vardy hailed the 'carnage' of Leicester as nearly a quarter of a million people came out to celebrate the team's title success.
In scenes never before witnessed in the city, tens of thousands of fans lined the streets to cheer their players, who travelled in an open top bus parade from Jubilee Square to Victoria Park.
The convoy slowed to a stop at one point to fight its way through the throng before each member of the team, backroom staff, owners and Claudio Ranieri was introduced on stage to a jubilant crowd waving a sea of flags. Official figures put the numbers at 240,000.
Leicester players and staff parade the Premier League trophy from the top deck of a double-decker bus in the city centre on Monday
Leonardo Ulloa (centre right) spots Sportsmail photographer Graham Chadwick and extends a wave during the title celebrations
Jamie Vardy looked to be enjoying himself as he placed the Premier League title on his head, while Claudio Ranieri mounted a motorbike
Victoria Park was the destination at the end of the parade, as each Leicester City player was welcomed on the stage to raucous applause
Leicester's players complete their celebrations on Monday with a trophy lift in front of hundreds of thousands in Victoria Park
Ranieri (centre), Wes Morgan, and the chairman Srivaddhanaprabha were roared onto the stage with the Premier League trophy
Supporters reached the same height of the bus by climbing on top of phone boxes and bus stops to get a better view of the players
Many of the Leicester players were on their phones filming the incredible scenes around the city, as they paraded the league trophy
England international Vardy - and plenty of his team-mates - wore t-shirts with the striker's popular catchphrase embalzoned on the front
Top scorer Vardy (left) and manager Ranieri pose for a picture with the Premier League trophy - in Leicester colours - on the top of the bus
Fans and the media crane their necks to get a better view of the Leicester players as they make their way through the streets
There were four separate buses winding their way around the streets of Leicester on a warm and sunny evening of celebration
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha holds the Premier League trophy - draped in Leicester City colours - aloft during the parade
'It’s carnage,' said Vardy. 'Look what it means to them all, all the shops are shut, people are hanging out the windows and up on the roofs. It’s brilliant, what a day.
'It still hasn’t sunk in yet, but I’m sure it will over time, it’s been an unbelievable achievement, I’ll wait a few days until it does sink in then have a few days to myself.
'When we got promoted from the Championship, it wasn’t as big as this - just look at the scenes.'
Fans waited for hours to get a glimpse of their heroes at Victoria Park, which resembled the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury with Radio 1 DJ MistaJam playing warm-up tunes and later rock band Kasabian, Leicester fans, performing a surprise gig.
Ranieri lifted the Premier League trophy with Wes Morgan and then appeared close to tears as he addressed the crowd. The Italian paid tribute to the supporters, shouting: 'Every time they push, they push, they push!'
Marc Albrighton said: 'It’s unbelievable, they’re out in force. It’s crazy. There are kids, granddads, parents, they’re all out to support us and say well done.
There were fireworks as thousands and thousands of Leicester City fans celebrated the end of their incredible title-winning season
Fans waved flags from vantage points high above the city to celebrate a remarkable and wholly unexpected title-winning campaign
Leicester defender Marcin Wasilewski set tongues wagging when he posted a picture of himself behind the wheel of the victory coach
Seemingly still in awe of his achievements, Leicester boss Ranieri took out his mobile phone to snap a photograph of the trophy
Victoria Park was packed full of supporters, as the party continued after the parade; players were interviewed and goals shown
Some managed to get a close-up glimpse of the buses from on top of a phone box in the city centre, where they chanted at their heroes
Players posed for photographs from the top deck of the bus, with their family members joining them at the front of the victory parade
Foxes chairman Srivaddhanaprabha (centre) and his family were also in attendance for the special title parade in sunny Leicester
Leicester City fans were lining the bus route hours before the title parade in order to guarantee themselves a good view of their idols
Riyad Mahrez, Kasper Schmeichel and Wes Morgan (left-right), all so instrumental in Leicester's title win - pose for pictures on the bus
Police officers were happy to let Vardy and his team-mates clamber onto their motorbikes (above) before the amazing parade through the city
All the roads were closed around Leicester's city centre as hundreds of thousands of fans celebrated with their Foxes heroes
The sheer number of fans inside Victoria Park was apparent from the skies, where the scene was similar to something from Glastonbury
One particularly busy spot was in the cultural quarter of the city, where the four double-decker buses made their way around a U-bend
Supporters had earlier been in the club shop to buy 'champions' flags, while many unofficial items of merchandise were on show
Ulloa gives a thumbs up to the crowds, as the players' children and families enjoy the scenes and wave flags from the top deck
Shinji Okazaki, who was brilliant in Leicester's incredible campaign, points at the fans during the Foxes' title parade on Monday
'We knew there would be a lot of people but we weren’t expecting
that. All the lads looked up and saw the long high street packed with
people. It just went on for ages, a sea of blue. It is memories that
will last a lifetime.
'We had girls lifting up their tops and
people swinging on lampposts, people stood on ledges, hanging out of
windows. People were standing on seven-storey ledges leaning over. You
were scared for their lives but they were only doing it because they are
interested in you and what we have done.
'It’s humbling without a doubt. We’ll probably never see this again.’
Chairman
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha saluted the crowd at Victoria Park as his son
and vice-chairman Aiyawatt, known as Top, surveyed the scene, also
looking highly emotional.
Top said: ‘From the owners we want
to say thank you for your support all season, we hope it continues next
season. I think we need a bigger stadium!'
Ranieri gave a
message to fans hoping Leicester can repeat the feat in next season’s
Champions League.'Keep on dreaming,’ he said. ‘Never wake up!’
Vardy (left) and Ulloa posed for photos while thousands of fans can be seen in the background enjoying the amazing celebrations
Some reports stated over a quarter of a million people were in attendance around Leicester for the parade and Victoria Park party
Some young Foxes found a spot above the crowds as they waited for the bus (above), while fans lined the streets in anticipation
Hundreds of fans lift their mobile phones above their heads to snap a picture of the players' bus as it winds through the streets
eicester cheerleaders perform on the stage at Victoria Park before the Premier League title-winning players are paraded on Monday
The crowds were more than 20 deep in some places as supporters craned to get a glimpse of their idols on the double-decker bus
Supporters of the recently-crowned Premier League champions get into the party spirit ahead of the victory parade around the city centre
Famous Leicester supporters Kasabian took to the stage to perform after the parade; they will soon play at the King Power Stadium too
Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabh (right) was on the third bus in the parade, and he held the Premier League trophy aloft
Leicester City fans hold a banner referring to former Manchester United midfielder Danny Drinkwater as they gather at Victoria Park
Jubilant fans gather on the streets of Leicester as they prepare to welcome their heroes following an historic season at the King Power
Young fans gather on the streets prior Monday's victory parade where Claudio Ranieri's side will no doubt receive a hero's welcome
Leicester City fans were also out in full force at Victoria Park, where Monday's parade will end, in preparation for the final on-stage party
Leicester City supporters were out in full force on Monday ahead of the recently-crowned Premier League champions' victory parade
Thousands of fans are expected to line the streets and wave flags, banners and scarves at the blue double decker on Monday evening
Fans arrive in the Leicester city centre ahead of the event which is due to start at Jubilee Square in the city centre at about 6.00pm
While the fans in Victoria Park waited for their heroes, the club's cheerleaders entertained the hundreds of thousands in attendance
Marcin Wasilewski posted numerous pictures on his Instagram page as he boarded a helicopter ahead of the victory parade
Leicester supporters are not new to title parades - in 2014, they celebrated winning the Championship with a bus journey around the city
The party begun on Monday afternoon with Leicester fans donning their 2016 champions t-shirts following their club's historic triumph
The party begun on Monday afternoon with Leicester fans donning their 2016 champions t-shirts following their club's historic triumph
Fans donning Leicester City colours were out in full force and will be cheering their heroes when they are paraded on a double-decker bus
An elderly Leicester City supporter made sure he arrived with enough time on Monday to get to the front ahead of the victory parade
Leicester's players posted pictures from London Heliport too, as they boarded helicopters to get them to Monday's title celebrations
Cheerleaders entertain the crowds in Victoria Park, where Leicester's players were headed after their 1.5 mile title parade
