Thousands of individuals have been partying by the streets of west London for the adults parade of Notting Hill Carnival.

Colourfully-costumed carnival-goers have been joined by celebrities together with Lily Allen, Idris Elba and Nick Grimshaw for the second and closing day of the road occasion on Monday.

The carnival is an annual celebration of Caribbean culture and historical past which first passed off in 1966.

It attracts as much as two million folks a yr - making it one of many largest road festivals on the planet.

Here we check out a few of the unimaginable images from this yr.