The Queen has opened the Games after an actor dressed as Her Majesty parachuted into the stadium. Seven British Olympic hopefuls carried the Torch around the stadium and lit copper petals representing the 204 competing nations to form a cauldron.
Sir Chris Hoy, who was the flag bearer for the British Olympic team, has tweeted:
Where did the chimneys come from? Where did the parachutist who doubled for the Queen land? And how did so many Mary Poppins manage to fly?
It was a moment they and the rest of Britain will never forget. The young athletes describe what it was like to be part of history.
The Queen dropped in on the Olympic village today to wish good luck to Team GB athletes, who shared their experience on Twitter.