Dancing Queens! Cunard's Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth cruise ships join the Queen Mary 2 in Liverpool for a synchronised 'river dance' celebrating the company's 175th anniversary

• The world's grandest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, has docked in Liverpool for the Bank Holiday celebrations
• The Three Queens, which include the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth vessels, are together for the first time
• Together, the ships performed a synchronised 'river dance' before Red Arrows flew overhead in their honour

The world's largest and grandest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, has joined for the first time on the River Mersey with fellow fleet members the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth for an unprecedented 'dance' in celebration of Cunard's 175th anniversary.

Although the festivities have been going on for the past three days, the main event took place in Liverpool on Monday with a precision manouevre by the three vessels in front of thousands of spectators. 

After their rotation the ships formed a spectacular arrowhead formation, then posed for the cameras before arranging themselves three abreast for the first time in any body of water. 

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Led by several smaller boats, the Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth sailed past Liverpool in arrow-like formation

A close up on the boats' synchronised manouevres illustrates just how massive the majestic ocean liners truly are

The 'dance' was to culminate with a flyover salute by nine jets from the famous Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force's Aerobatic Team.

The Queen Mary 2 treated onlookers to a magnificent sail-past of the city's historic waterfront earlier this weekend, before tying up at the berth for a little over 24 hours.

During her overnight stay, the 2,600 passengers on board were able to visit Liverpool's sights and experience the energy of the city as the buzz was building ahead of the May 25 event.

And to mark such a significant occasion - the first time that all three Queens have taken to the water together - the Red Arrows are also on hand to complete a series of impressive manoeuvres in their honour.

The world famous acrobatic team followed the Mersey, flying in formation over the three ships in what was one of the most extraordinary spectacles that the city has ever seen.

The Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth are pictured lined up abreast as the ships sail along River Mersey in north west England

Spectators lined the beaches for a glimpse of the gigantic ships during the Three Queens celebration off Liverpool

This head-on perspective shows the passengers on board, who were also enjoying the spectacle unfold before them

May 25 marks the first time that Cunard's three ship fleet gathered together in such an unbelievable fashion