The Royal Navy carrier sailed into the harbour this morning and docked beside her sister ship HMS Prince of Wales in Portsmouth for the first time. Here are our best pictures.
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Lynsey Allen (centre) from Lee-on-the-Solent with daughters Florence, two, (pink jacket) and Lottie, four, (glasses) waving home husband Commander Chris Allen arriving on board HMS Queen Elizabeth at Portsmouth Naval Base. | PA (Press Association) Photo: Ben Mitchell
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Officers waving to families as HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives at Portsmouth Naval Base to come alongside its identical sister ship HMS Prince of Wales for the first time. | PA (Press Association) Photo: Ben Mitchell
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Sailors waving from a porthole | PA (Press Association) Photo: Ben Mitchell
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Lauren Mellin, David Kirby and Julia Kirby waiting for son, Jacob Kirby | JPIMedia Photo: Habibur Rahman