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Queen Elizabeth II's special connection to Hampshire

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, people across Hampshire have been paying tribute to the only monarch many have known.

She was a 21-year-old princess when she married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947, five years before she became Queen.

The couple spent their honeymoon at Broadlands in Romsey.

The Queen and Prince Philip revisited Broadlands to mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in November 2007.

Here we look back at some of those special connections to the county.

PA Media The Queen laughs as she watches a fly past with the Duke of Edinburgh at Odiham Airfield in 1953. She is also joined by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra, aged 16.PA Media
A smiling Queen watches a flypast with the Duke of Edinburgh at Odiham Airfield in 1953 - with more than 318 planes on the ground and about 600 taking part in a flypast, it was the biggest parade of aircraft in the history of the service at the time
PA Media The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, carried out the Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force, at RAF Station Odiham, Hampshire in 1953. With over 318 planes on the ground, and with over 600 taking part in a fly past, the review was the biggest parade of aircraft in the history of the service at that time.PA Media
During the visit, Elizabeth carried out the Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II on a walkabout in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great BritainPA Media
Her Majesty went on a walkabout in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain in 1977
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh disembarking from the Royal Yacht Britannia in Portsmouth Dockyard during 1977 Silver JubileePA Media
The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, disembark from the Royal Yacht Britannia in Portsmouth Dockyard during the Jubilee tour
Tim Graham To mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 20th November 2007 HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh re-visit Broadlands where in November 1947 they spent their wedding nightTim Graham
To mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 2007, the Queen and Prince Philip paid a visit to Broadlands where they had spent their wedding night in November 1947
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the Royal Military Police Museum at the Defence College of Policing and Guarding in Hampshire in 2007PA Media
A radiant queen visited the Royal Military Police Museum at the Defence College of Policing and Guarding in Hampshire the same year
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II and US President Donald Trump during the commemorations for the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings at Southsea Common in Portsmouth 2019PA Media
In 2019, the Queen was joined by then US President Donald Trump at Southsea Common in Portsmouth for commemorations of the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings
PA Media Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, May 22nd 2021PA Media
In 2021, the Queen paid a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
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