Following the news of the Queen’s death on Thursday, we have put together a selection of wonderful images of her visit to Portsmouth in 2009 to look back on and cherish.
In April 2009 Queen Elizabeth drew in crowds of people from far and wide as she visited the D-Day Museum at Southsea.
There she met with Mayville High School pupils and greeted the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress on a visit to Portsmouth Guildhall.
The Queen unveiled a plaque at the D-Day Museum which commemorated her visit on April 30.
View a selection of photos by photographers Malcolm Wells and Paul Jacobs below.
There she met with Mayville High School pupils and greeted the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress on a visit to Portsmouth Guildhall.
![All the way from New Zealand to see Her Majesty The Queen at Portsmouth Guildhall during her visit to the city
(left to right) Sylvia Brown (65), Mick Brown with New Zealanders Irene Lyttle (60) and Vince Little (61) and their cousin Bunty Angus (65) from North End](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFhNTQ4MGMxLTcxZjEtNDhhNS04MTY4LTIwMDFiOTVjZDE1MjpmZTlhNDBhYi0xMmFjLTRjNGEtYjdlMS04MWQyZTQ3N2MyYjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
17. All the way from New Zealand
All the way from New Zealand to see Her Majesty The Queen at Portsmouth Guildhall during her visit to the city (left to right) Sylvia Brown (65), Mick Brown with New Zealanders Irene Lyttle (60) and Vince Little (61) and their cousin Bunty Angus (65) from North EndPhoto: Malcolm Wells
![091540-6946_QUEEN_(AF) MRW 30/4/2009
Her Majesty The Queen at Portsmouth Guildhall during her visit to the city says her goodbye to The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Cllr. Richard Jensen and (right) Miriam Kenny-Williams - The Lady Mayoress](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1MjNhZDk1LThiYzEtNDJiNy04MzFiLTY4ZDdhMTEwZDIwYjo4YTE4M2EyMy0wOWEzLTQ3NWMtYmJhYy00M2QxZjFjYzRjODk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
091540-6946_QUEEN_(AF) MRW 30/4/2009 Her Majesty The Queen at Portsmouth Guildhall during her visit to the city says her goodbye to The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Cllr. Richard Jensen and (right) Miriam Kenny-Williams - The Lady MayoressPhoto: Malcolm Wells