Queen Elizabeth II: Her majesty’s visits to the South East in pictures
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Princess Elizabeth was taught vehicle maintenance while serving in Camberley, Surrey, in 1945
As tributes pour in for the late Queen Elizabeth II, we reflect on Her Majesty’s visits to Kent, Sussex and Surrey throughout her 70-year reign.
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In 1949 then Princess Elizabeth was photographed with baby Charles in the grounds of Windlesham Moor, her country home in Surrey
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After the opening of Gatwick Airport in 1958 the Queen and Prince Philip took a stroll through Crawley
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Queen Elizabeth II visited Brighton Pavilion alongside her husband Prince Philip in 1962
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The Queen and Prince Philip smiled at onlookers on a walk in Kent
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A keen horse-lover, the Queen regularly attended the Epsom Derby in Surrey and was often photographed passionately cheering on horses from the Royal Box
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She attended the Epsom Derby in June 1978 with the Queen Mother
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In 1999 the Queen visited Durrington High School in Worthing, West Sussex
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She was given flowers during a walkabout on Dover Promenade in 2005
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In 2015 the Queen unveiled a statue of both herself and the Duke of Edinburgh at Canterbury Cathedral
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Her Majesty greeted choristers at Canterbury Cathedral after attending the Royal Maundy Service
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In 2011 she visited the RNLI lifeboat station in Margate
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The Queen was greeted by pupils at Reed’s School in Cobham while celebrating its bicentenary
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She inspected the troops during a visit to Howe Barracks
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