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Commanding Officer Captain Richard Hewitt OBE greets his wife Clara his children Oliver, 10, William, eight and Ben two.

34 pictures from HMS Prince of Wales' glorious return home

Pictured: Families gathering at Portsmouth Naval Base to see HMS Prince of Wales return home after a three month deployment in the USA. The Queen Elizabeth-class carrier completed her first long-term mission after being beset with mechanical problems last year.

HMS Prince of Wales makes glorious return home

Pictured: Mojave aircraft is taken back into the hanger after a successful trail on HMS Prince of Wales. Pic: RN

HMS Prince of Wales is returning home to Portsmouth after carrying out trials

Commanding Officer of 809 Naval Air Squadron Commander Nick Smith with an F-35 Lightning stealth jet. Pic: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

RAF’s F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jets set to deploy from HMS Prince of Wales

Ministry of Defence handout photo of HMS Dauntless. Pic: LPhot Stuart Dickson/PA Wire

Heroic Portsmouth-based HMS Dauntless seizes £200m of drugs in Caribbean

HMS Dauntless arriving back into Portsmouth. Pictured - HMS Dauntless Photo by Alex Shute

See 5 breathtaking pictures of the return of HMS Dauntless

Chief of Staff MARCOM Rear Admiral Delgado RN making a speech during the SNMG2 handover ceremony. Portsmouth-based type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan - lead by Commodore Paul Stroude - has been in charge of the Nato Mediterranean task group since June.

HMS Duncan hands off Nato task group command

Protesters form a blockade outside BAE Systems in Govan near Glasgow, as part of the ongoing campaign against sending arms to Israel. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Pro-Palestine protesters blockading BAE factories

Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless is due to make her triumphant return to Portsmouth this week. She has been deployed in the Caribbean to intercept drug smugglers and to support British Overseas Territories during hurricane season. Picture: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum/Royal Navy

HMS Dauntless to return home after glorious deployment

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect trade routes after a British ship was one of three commercial vessels attacked by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. HMS Diamond has been deployed. During the attacks on Sunday, the American guide-missile destroyer USS Carney shot down three drones during the assault. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

PM vows to protect trade after Red Sea missile attack

Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond has been deployed to the Red Sea after the British ship Unity Explorer was hit by a missile. The US Military said Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are responsible.

HMS Diamond deployed after barbaric missile attack

University of Portsmouth scientists will be joining the crew of the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Protector to analyse the impact that tourism and climate change is having on Antarctica. Professor Fay Couceiro and Dr Clare Boston are carrying out the research. Picture: Royal Navy/Crown Copyright.

Scientists and sailors to measure huge climate change impact on Antarctica

Dreadnaught-class submarines are built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, Merseyside, for the Royal Navy. The MoD have responded to concerns that upcoming industrial action may slow down projects. Pictured are shipyard workers at the keel-laying ceremony of the new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, on October 17, 2016. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Strikes at Navy shipyard - MoD addresses concerns

An early image of what the Type 31 general purpose frigate could look like. The Type 32 is expected to take inspiration from the Type 31's design. In the most recent National Audit Office report, it was revealed that the MoD is running a near £17bn deficit on its defence equipment plan, with the new entries into the ship-building pipeline being unaffordable by £5.9bn. Photo: BAE Systems

Defence equipment plan has £17bn spending "blackhole"

American guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) shot down three drones during the assault, according to the US Military. (Photo by FELIX GARZA/US NAVY/AFP via Getty Images)

British ship hit by missile in Red Sea attack

HMS Severn will be among the ships taking part in the taskforce. Picture: Simon Czapp/Solent News & Photo Agency

Navy ships to patrol in northern Europe in effort to protect undersea pipelines
A Royal Navy taskforce of seven ships is to patrol the seas around northern Europe as part of an allied effort to protect undersea infrastructure.

Navy Days 2010 at the Portsmouth Naval Base. Pictured HMS Dauntless and the crowds 31st July 2010. Picture: Paul Jacobs 102433-22

27 exciting Navy Days photos from through the years

HMS Queen Elizabeth's ship's company take part in circuits in the hangar. Picture: LPhot Belinda Alker.

HMS Queen Elizabeth crew pioneers fitness programme

Johnny Mercer at HMS Sultan, Gosport. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Thousands of veteran ID cards to be printed per month - Veterans minister

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Conservative MP for Gosport, said she will continue to raise the issue about military accommodation, saying the current situation is "not good enough". Pictured is the Conservative politician in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Picture: ParliamentTV - House of Commons.

Gosport MP bemoans military accommodation - "it's not good enough"

The opening of the new Alford Schools of Military Music. Picture: Sarah Standing (231123-3139)

Here are 11 pictures from the Princess Royal

Minister for veterans affairs, Johnny Mercer, visited former service personnel, entrepreneurs and military support networks at the FirstLight Cafe Hub on Gosport High Street. From L to R: Caroline Dinenage, Johnny Mercer, Riah Bunce and Sam Fry. Picture: Office of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans minister champions cash boost at Gosport visit

The opening of the new Alford School of Military Music. Previously used as detention quarters until the early 90s, the establishment has since been used by the Royal Marines School of Music, and has now undergone a complete redesign and refurbishment to better support the training of world-class military musicians from the Royal Marines Band Service and the Royal Corps of Army Music. The facility was opened by HRH The Princess Royal on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Picture: Sarah Standing (231123-3000)

Prison transformed into military school of music - and opened by Princess Royal

Pictured: RFA Proteus alongside HMS Belfast in London, on Monday 9th October 2023. RFA Proteus was purchased by the Royal Navy and converted into a surveillance ship. Picture: Petty Officer Joel Rouse.

Sharp decline in number of "military useful" British vessels - data reveals

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

£10m boost for military veterans announced in Autumn Statement

HMS Medway berthed at East Cove port, her home in the Falklands. Picture: Royal Navy.

HMS Medway finishes Falklands missions amid Argentina tension

HMS Hermes returning to a frenzied Portsmouth Harbour in 1982, post-Falklands war.

UK rejects new Argentinian president’s calls for Falkland handover talks
A senior UK minister has said it is “undeniable” that the Falkland Islands are British after Argentina’s newly-elected president suggested efforts should be made to “get them back”.

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Conservative MP for Gosport, speaking about accommodation for armed forces personnel in the House of Commons today (November 20). Picture: ParliamentTV - House of Commons.

MP says forces "deserve better" with some living in "rat-infested" accommodation

Stop Domestic Abuse is highlighting the support they give to men. Note - this is a stock photo.

Armed Forces veteran's life transformed after domestic abuse horror

Portsmouth Corps of Drums from the Royal Marines band will be on Children In Need tonight. Picture: Keith Woodland (121121-10)

Portsmouth marines band to appear on Children In Need tonight

Pictured: Mojave aircraft is taken back into the hanger after a successful trail on HMS Prince of Wales. Picture: LPhot Unaisi Luke.

HMS Prince of Wales crew carry out revolutionary crewless aircraft trial

Royal Navy Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Tamar visited Sydney, Australia as part of their continues operations in the region. Picture: Lt Cdr Shaun Roster.

Portsmouth sailors test latest undersea technology in "astonishing" exercise

The future of Portsmouth-based HMS Westminster is still up in the air. Picture: Sarah Standing (090819-2834).

Doubts surround HMS Westminster's condition amid refit

The Royal Armouries collection have reported that a bronze cannon has been stolen, with other items being taken from Fort Nelson and elsewhere. Picture: Royal Armouries.

Cannon stolen from armoury as artefacts at Fort Nelson missing

The Trident memorial honours those who died in Sierra Leone in 1859 and the Aboukir memorial is dedicated to those who died on board H.M.S. Aboukir in Jamaica in 1873-74.

Council to remove and repair seafront war memorials

HMS Queen Elizabeth operating in the North Sea. Picture: AS1 Amber Mayall RAF

HMS Queen Elizabeth to return home to Portsmouth after deployment

Part of the Royal Navy presence in Fareham.

Fareham Remembrance Sunday commemorations in pictures

Captain Davey laying a wreath.

Royal Navy sailors pay respects to fallen comrades at remembrance services

Scenes in Horndean

Hundreds take part on Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Horndean

The 16 Regiment Royal Artillery lead the march into the church for a Remembrance service

Emsworth Remembrance Day parade - in pictures

Remembrance Sunday service at the Fleet Air Arm Memorial in Lee-on-the-Solent on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

16 pictures of people paying respects on Remembrance Sunday in Lee-on-the-Solent

Standard lowered at the service in Gosport. Picture: Mike Cooter (121123)

17 pictures of Gosport Remembrance Day as people pay respects to fallen

Pictured is: Veterans are cheered and clapped off the parade Picture: Keith Woodland (121121-233)

Portsmouth people out to pay respects for Remembrance amid police presence

Pictured is: The flag is unfurled. Picture: Keith Woodland (121121-65)

In pictures: Royal Navy hold Remembrance Sunday service at Southsea Naval Memori...

Havant Remembrance Sunday Service. Pictured is action from the event. The parade is taking place at St Faiths War Memorial with Deputy Lieutenant Major General James Balfour CBE DL in attendance, along with the Mayor of Havant, Alan Mak MP and the Leader of Havant Borough Council, Councillor Alex Rennie. At 10.35 am the Parade leaves Royal British Legion Ex-servicemen’s club, Brockhampton Lane, into Park Road South along Elm Lane before turning into North Street. Bagpiper Denton Smith will be accompanied by drums courtesy of Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band. Then at 10.50 am the parade assembles at War memorial outside St Faiths Church ahead of an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial outside St Faiths Church at 10.52am, followed by a two-minute’s silence at 11am. A Remembrance Service will then take place inside St Faiths Church. Sunday 12th November 2023. Picture: Sam Stephenson.

In pictures: Havant turns out to pay respects on Remembrance Sunday

Shared reflection. Armistice Day Service, World War I Cenotaph, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 111123-33)

Armistice Day: People gather in Guildhall Square to pay their respects to fallen...

Trade unionists and protesters form a blockade outside weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Rochester, Kent, in protest over the Israel-Gaza conflict and calling for an immediate ceasefire to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Defence giant has factory blockaded by pro-Palestine protestors

Veterans praised the turn-out for the Remembrance Sunday event in the Guildhall Square last year. Picture: Peter Langdown.

All you need to know about Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday parades

HMS Queen Elizabeth operating in the North Sea. Picture: AS1 Amber Mayall RAF

HMS Queen Elizabeth under Nato command for important security deployment

HMS Mersey will be undergoing a major revamp following a busy 2023. Picture: LPhot Kevin Walton

HMS Mersey to undergo major overhaul after hectic year of missions

Luke Delahunty, 49, from Portsmouth, was discharged from the RAF on medical grounds after a motorbike crash left him in a wheelchair. He was invited to join Bravo 22 Company, a theatre company created from veterans, to tell their stories.

Veteran tells how Royal British Legion helped him after life-changing injuries

Nigel Saddington in 2006

Ex-cadet leader and petty officer in court over sex offences against boys

F-35 prepares to land on HMS Prince Of Wales. Picture: LPhot Finn Stainer- Hutchins

HMS Prince of Wales completes busiest ever training regime

Russian Frigate Admiral Grigorovich was monitored by the Royal Navy.

Russian ship stalked in North Sea by Royal Navy keeps eyes on Putin's forcews

Portsmouth Dockyard. Picture: LA(PHOT) Paul A'Barrow

South Korean naval task group visits Portsmouth on diplomatic mission