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In pictures: The Queen's visits to the East of England

From trips to Newmarket to enjoy her passion for horseracing to various formal engagements, the Queen was a regular visitor to the East of England. Here is a selection of photographs taken throughout her reign.

Getty Images The Queen in Northampton in 1946Getty Images
Crowds of fans greet the then Princess Elizabeth as she walks the streets of Northampton, on her way to open the General Hospital and Grendon Hall in 1946
Getty Images The Queen visits Tilbury, Essex, which was affected by flooding in 1953.Getty Images
Accompanied by Sir Francis Whitmore, Lord Lieutenant of Essex, the Queen visits Tilbury, Essex, which was affected by flooding in 1953
Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh with Benjamin Britten at the opening ceremony of Snape Maltings Concert Hall and opera house, Suffolk
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with composer Benjamin Britten at the opening ceremony of the Snape Maltings Concert Hall near Aldeburgh, Suffolk in 1967
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II with Prime Minister Edward Heath and American President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister in BuckinghamshireGetty Images
In 1970, the Queen met US President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon with Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers in Buckinghamshire
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II with her racehorse Highclere, after the horse won the 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, UK, 2nd May 1974.Getty Images
The Queen with her racehorse Highclere, after the horse won the 1000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket in May 1974
Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to centenary show of National Shire Horses Society , Peterborough
The Queen visited the centenary show of National Shire Horses Society in Peterborough in 1978
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II opening the new terminal at Stansted Airport, 15th March 1991Getty Images
The new terminal at Stansted Airport, Essex, was opened by the Queen on 15 March 1991
Getty Images The Queen Laughing With A Ground Stewardess At The Opening Of The New Terminal At Luton Airport. 1999Getty Images
Then in 1999, another new terminal was opened, this time at Luton Airport
Getty Images The Queen at the University of CambridgeGetty Images
The Queen visited the new Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge in 2000
Getty Images The Queen Talking To People In The Crowd Waving Union Jacks During A Walkabout In Kettering, Northamptonshire. June, 2001,Getty Images
She greeted people waving union flags during a walkabout in Kettering, Northamptonshire in June 2001
Getty Images The Queen meeting two students both wearing red noses for Comic Relief Day at North Hertfordshire College in StevenageGetty Images
The Queen met two students both wearing red noses for Comic Relief Day at North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage, in March 2003
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth ll arrives at the Samuel Whitbread Community CollegeGetty Images
Students took photos on their mobile phones of the Queen as she arrived at the Samuel Whitbread Community College in Bedford, in November 2006
Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II chats to Vera Smith, from Stetchworth, Suffolk, during a visit to the hair dressers of the Newmarket Day Centre on May 3, 2011.Getty Images
The Queen chatted to Vera Smith, from Stetchworth, Suffolk, during a visit to the hairdressers of the Newmarket Day Centre in 2011
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh with an elephant at ZSL Whipsnade ZooPA Media
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with an elephant at Whipsnade Zoo, where they officially opened its new Centre for Elephant Care during a visit to Bedfordshire in April 2017
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