Stars including Romeo Beckham, Ronan Keating and Amy Dowden joined thousands of sun-gazers heading outside to watch the one-in-a-generation solar eclipse.
The event saw the moon gradually slide across the face of the sun until it covered up to 96 per cent, with some parts of the country falling into complete darkness.
This coincides with the peak of the annual Perseids meteor shower, when thousands of space rocks burn up in Earth’s atmosphere as our planet passes through a belt of debris from comets.
Romeo was quick to share his delight at watching the eclipse, before watching his favourite team Arsenal compete in a friendly against Como.
Posting a selfie, he wrote: ‘Eclipse, and then Arsenal playing… doesn’t get better.’
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden basked in the stunning sight as she headed to the rooftop after a day of training for the BBC show.
Stars including Romeo Beckham, Ronan Keating and Amy Dowden joined thousands of sun-gazers heading outside to watch the one-in-a-generation solar eclipse
The event saw the moon gradually slide across the face of the sun until it covered up to 96 per cent, with some parts of the country falling into complete darkness
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden basked in the stunning sight as she headed to the rooftop after a day of training for the BBC show
The One Show hosts Roman and Alex were among the stars to show off their matching glasses as they prepared to host a special episode of the BBC show all about the eclipse.
John Bishop seemed to have his own bad luck getting a pair of glasses, as he shared he resorted to using a colander to see the eclipse.
Ronan Keating opted to pay homage to the sun by delivered a serenade from his balcony, while Paddy McGuinness also shared a snap of his DIY pinhole projector.
The UK was braced for pandemonium and a spate of traffic accidents as the solar eclipse distracts drivers across the country.
If you missed the spectacle, the next chance to see an eclipse this deep won’t come to the UK until 2050, and you’ll have to wait until 2090 for the next totality.
The total eclipse was visible as it passed across Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean and northern Spain.
However, hotel prices in the path of totality soared, leaving some travellers paying thousands for front-row seats.
An extra 1.5 million people were expected to travel to Spain for the eclipse, leading hotel prices to more than double, according to data group Lighthouse.
High-end retreats have even begun offering luxury eclipse viewing packages for the wealthiest space enthusiasts.
At the St Regis Mardavall in Mallorca, guests can shell out €15,000 (£13,000) for a stay in the hotel, a trip to see the eclipse on a private yacht, and meditation classes at sea.
Romeo was quick to share his delight at watching the eclipse, before watching his favourite team Arsenal compete in a friendly against Como
The One Show hosts Roman Kemp and Alex Jones were among the stars to show off their matching glasses as they prepared to host a special episode of the BBC show all about the eclipse
Ronan Keating opted to pay homage to the sun by delivered a serenade from his balcony
John Bishop seemed to have his own bad luck getting a pair of glasses, as he shared he resorted to using a colander to see the eclipse
Paddy McGuinness also shared a snap of his DIY pinhole projector
Chloe Ferry shared a hilarious video of herself and her boyfriend Alex Swinney by layering up pairs of sunglasses
England Lioness Chloe Kelly said she was ‘locked in’ to see the eclipse as she showed off her glasses
Ella Toone shared a fun selfie of herself and her glasses as she watched the eclipse
Shaughna Phillips shared her own snap of the stunning eclipse after watching it from her home
Johnny Vaughan also shared a snap of his makeshift visor, in the form of a colander
Desperate Britons queued for hours throughout the night in a bid to get their hands on solar eclipse glasses.
Dozens of videos shared on TikTok showed shoppers forming lengthy lines outside corner shops in London, with some stretching for hundreds of metres.
The clips show crowds patiently waiting for up to three hours to purchase the glasses, which are essential to be able to safely watch the ‘best-in-a-lifetime’ event.
In one video, a car pulls up to a shop in Whitechapel, allegedly delivering an extra 10,000 pairs of glasses that had just landed at Heathrow.
Some shoppers were limited to buying a maximum of five pairs, with each priced at £9.99.
Due to immense demand, many people have been left without a pair of eclipse glasses to use tonight.
