Churchill's daughter Lady Soames was among hundreds of people to mark the 70th Anniversary
Under a slate grey sky, the words of Winston Churchill rang defiantly around Westminster: 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.'
It may be 70 years old, but the resounding call to arms during the Battle of Britain still stiffened the sinew bringing pride and not a few tears yesterday.
Churchill's famous address was delivered by actor Robert Hardy at 3.52pm - exactly the time they were originally spoken in Parliament by the wartime Prime Minister on August 20, 1940.
The ceremony was followed by a fly-past from a Spitfire and Hurricane fighter over Whitehall. Pictured here are the aircraft which took part in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight celebrations in 2008
A Spitfire and Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pass by the London Eye during a flypast today
Forces sweetheart: Dame Vera Lynn mingled with veterans during the 70th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Britain today
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