A nailbiting last minute challenge from the Japanese gymnasts saw Team GB male gymnasts downgraded from SIlver to bronze - but still left the men's team smiling with their first medal in a century.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry watched as Louis Smith and his team won the first podium position for a British team since 1912.
Smith, 23, and his colleagues Daniel Purvis, Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham delighted spectators by taking home a bronze medal.
Team GB reacts as they look towards a screen announcing the results of the Artistic Gymnastic men's team
The team were initially given silver behind China with gold but a successful appeal by the Japanese team saw their marks increased by 0.5 and they moved into second, pushing Team GB down to third.
The Ukraine team, who thought they had secured bronze, faced disappointment at the North Greenwich Arena when they fell to fourth and went home empty-handed.
The five-man British team exceeded all expectations when they secured a place in the final - the first time a British team has qualified in 88 years.
GB gymnast Max Whitlock performs on the parallel bars during the Artistic Gymnastic men's team final
Until today, a British men's team has not won a medal since the 1912 Stockholm Games, when the team brought home a bronze.