As the Nation stands in mourning today for our Monarch Queen Elizabeth II we have assembeled a small gallery of just some of the visits she paid to Dartmouth, a place dear to her and Prince Philips hearts.

The Queen and Prince Philip at BRNC on 2 April 1980 The Queen and Prince Philip at BRNC on 2 April 1980 Princess Elizabeth at BRNC on 24 June 1949Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Dartmouth’s Naval College on 24 June 1949Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, visit Dartmouth to open College Way on 24 June 1949.Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, opening College Way, Dartmouth on 24 June 1949. The Queen and Prince Philip visit Dartmouth on 27 July 1962 and attend a luncheon in their honour at BRNCThe Royal party at BRNC, 22 July 1939 The start of an enduring Royal romance: The Queen and Prince Philip’s met at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 22 July 1939

The Queen and Prince Philip at BRNC on 2 April 1980

The Queen and Prince Philip at BRNC on 2 April 1980

Princess Elizabeth at BRNC on 24 June 1949

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Dartmouth’s Naval College on 24 June 1949

Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, visit Dartmouth to open College Way on 24 June 1949.

Princess Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, opening College Way, Dartmouth on 24 June 1949.

The Queen and Prince Philip visit Dartmouth on 27 July 1962 and attend a luncheon in their honour at BRNC

The Royal party at BRNC, 22 July 1939

The start of an enduring Royal romance: The Queen and Prince Philip’s met at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth on 22 July 1939

Their romance sprang out of a summer encounter at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1939

The young Elizabeth was smitten when she first met her future husband, and theirs was undoubtedly a great love story.

He was a dashing naval cadet with royal roots and she was a young princess who would one day be queen.

The Royal Family had known the blond-haired, blue-eyed Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark since he was a boy.

The Queens funeral will begin at 11am today and will end at noon with a two minute silence.

Alongside Nations leaders and Ambassadors will be 200 people who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, including those who helped with the response to the coronavirus pandemic.