Hot air balloons have taken to the sunny skies above London to raise money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.

Up to 50 left from Battersea Park on Sunday morning in an event which has raised more than £175,000 in the last three years.

Hot air balloons over London
(David Mirzoeff/PA)
Hot air balloons over London
(David Mirzoeff/PA)
Hot air balloons over London
(David Mirzoeff/PA)
The Shard as seen from a hot air balloon
The Shard as seen from a hot air balloon (David Mirzoeff/PA)
A hot air balloon prepares to take off from Battersea Park
A hot air balloon prepares to take off from Battersea Park (David Mirzoeff/PA)
Hot air balloons fly over London
(David Mirzoeff/PA)
Hot air balloons take off from Battersea Park
Hot air balloons take off from Battersea Park (David Mirzoeff/PA)
Hot air balloons fly over London
(David Mirzoeff/PA)