AS IT HAPPENED: The Queen formally commissions HMS Queen Elizabeth into the Royal Navy

By The Newsroom

Published 7th Dec 2017, 10:38 BST

Updated 12th Dec 2017, 09:35 BST

Her Majesty the Queen has visited Portsmouth today to formally commission Britain's most powerful warship ever into the Royal Navy.

Scroll below for the latest updates, news and pictures from the big day.

Her Majesty The Queen takes the salute at the commissioning of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Picture: Royal Navy

placeholder image — Her Majesty The Queen takes the salute at the commissioning of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Picture: Royal Navy

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