The Queen visited Oxfordshire many times since her first visit to Oxford in 1948 when she was Princess Elizabeth.
On each occasion, she delighted residents who often turned out in their thousands to greet her, wave and offer posies of flowers.
Her first visit to the county was as Elizabeth Windsor in May, 1948 when she met staff, students and a tortoise at Oriel College.
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Since then, Her Majesty has been everything from visiting monarch meeting members of the WI to open Denman College, in Marcham, to a proud parent watching Prince Charles play polo at Kirtlington Park, north Oxfordshire, in 1968.
It was not until 1960 when the Queen made her first official visit to Oxford as ruling monarch.
Since then the Queen met with the many chancellors or university heads including a procession through Trinity College and lunch in 1960, and later several visits to Christ Church and Brasenose College.
Her Majesty has also played her part in inspecting military parades, including troops at St George’s Barracks, Bicester, in 1965, RAF Abingdon in 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the air force, several times at RAF Brize Norton and at RAF Benson during 50th anniversary celebrations.
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The 1990s saw a royal visit to Radley College, Abbey sports centre in Berinsfield, and the Bodleian Library.
Heading into the 21st century, the Queen has opened several organisations including Falklands House in 2000 with a posy-clad crowd in Oriel Square, computer company Sophos at Abingdon Science Park in 2004, and Oxford Castle in 2006.
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During one of the more recent visits, the Queen attended a Maundy Thursday service at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford in 2013 and handed out traditional Maundy Money purses to pensioners.
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
Get in touch with him by emailing: Andy.ffrench@newsquest.co.uk
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