In photos: Royal Navy carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth waved off by crowds as she departs Portsmouth

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier left the naval base on Monday after days of delays and will continue the latest round of training with F-35 fighter jets.

Queen Elizabeth had been due to sail last week but that was postponed several times.

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Hundreds of people socially distanced as they lined the shore in Old Portsmouth to give the carrier a proper send off on Monday afternoon.

Check through our gallery below to see if you were in our pictures from the crowd.

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