DURING her 70-year reign the Queen has visited Salisbury on a handful of occasions, always welcomed by important figures, music, waving flags and adoring residents.

Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to mark a Platinum Jubilee, and from the laboratories at Porton Down to military barracks in Tidworth, her presence has been felt on Wiltshire soil over the last 70 years.

The Queen’s first visit to Salisbury was recorded in 1974, when, arguably the most exciting social event of that year for Salisbury, the Queen and the late Prince Philip attended for Maundy Thursday on April 11, to give out the Maundy Money.

Salisbury Journal: The Queen and the late Prince Philip visited Salisbury for Maundy Thursday on April 11, 1974, to give out the Maundy MoneyThe Queen and the late Prince Philip visited Salisbury for Maundy Thursday on April 11, 1974, to give out the Maundy Money

The special day received a huge turnout, and the royals were given a very warm welcome by thousands of residents who waved flags and cheered.

Her Majesty inspected troops at Tidworth Barracks in March, 2007, and on June 12, 2008, she visited the Royal Artillery Centre at Larkhill.

The Queen next came to the city on May 1, 2012, when a plaque to commemorate her previous visit was unveiled.

This visit was also in connection with the Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 60 years on the throne.

Salisbury Journal: The Diamond Jubilee visit, May 1, 2012 - Picture by Simon WardThe Diamond Jubilee visit, May 1, 2012 - Picture by Simon Ward (Image: Simon Ward)

The Queen and Duke arrived in Salisbury by royal train at noon, to be met by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Sarah Troughton and presented with a bouquet by Jacob Bennett.

They then made their way to the Rifles Museum by Limousine, where buglers played to announce their arrival, and the Lord Lieutenant presented local dignitaries.

Her Majesty was wearing a dress and hat in cerise cashmere with a black trim, made by her personal designer Angela Kelly.

The royal couple were shown to the medal room where they viewed campaign medals and citations before they met invited guests in a marquee in the garden.

On May 26, 2016, The Queen conducted The Captain General’s Tercentennial Review of the Royal Register of Artillery in Larkhill.

A year later the royal presented leeks to The Royal Welsh regiment at Tidworth to mark St David’s Day.

Salisbury Journal: Visiting the Royal Welsh Regiment in Tidworth in 2017, here the Queen met Shenkin the Regimental GoatVisiting the Royal Welsh Regiment in Tidworth in 2017, here the Queen met Shenkin the Regimental Goat

The regiment’s colonel-in-chief, the leeks were given by the Queen to cadets, troops and veterans at Lucknow Barracks.

The leeks were wrapped in red thread and dipped in gold, later pinned on the hats of regimental soldiers.

The Queen has been associated with The Royal Welsh and its former regiments, The Royal Welch Fusiliers and The Royal Regiment of Wales, since her coronation.

The last time the Queen was in south Wiltshire was on October 15, 2020, when she travelled to Porton Down with the Duke of Cambridge to meet the scientists behind the Covid-19 response.

Salisbury Journal: The Queen's secret visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down on October 15, 2020The Queen's secret visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down on October 15, 2020

This secret visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory was the Queen’s first public engagement outside of a royal residence in seven months - the first since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Appearing to always choose the colour pink for the occasion, here we have compiled just some of the pictures captured during the Queen’s whirlwind visits to the county.