The 101st Tour de France, which begins in Yorkshire later, will be given a royal send-off by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

Almost 200 riders will leave Leeds Town Hall on Saturday morning and head for Harewood House where they will also be greeted by a Red Arrows fly-past.

Up to two million people are due to line the route with many roads shut across the county.

The 190km first stage will finish in Harrogate around 16:30 BST.

Months of planning and preparation have been put into making sure the event gets a good start.

The 21-stage, 3,664km race starts in Leeds at 11:05 BST today with the second stage running from York to Sheffield and the third from Cambridge to London before 18 more stages culminate in the French capital on 27 July.

It is the fourth time the Tour has crossed La Manche (The English Channel).