1944 - Lord Provost Sir Thomas Mitchell, Princess Elizabeth and Lord Inverclyde with young sailors after the ceremony to open the Aberdeen Sailors’ Home – one of the future Queen’s first public engagements on her own.
Step back in time with The Aberdonian and take a look at these old photos of Queen Elizabeth II in Aberdeen.
The pictures range from 1944 – when she was still a princess – to 1996.
Were you there for any of the royal visits?
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1946 – Princess Elizabeth arrives at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, for a Girl Guides Rally and is welcomed by Lord Provost Sir Thomas Mitchell.
1946 – A Guiding rally greets its special royal guest by setting out a tea party.
1955 – The Queen meets dignitaries at Aberdeen Town House in August 1955.
1970 – The Queen tours the Thrift Shop depot in the Castlegate.
1970 – The Queen visits city children at play.
1974 – Lord Provost John Smith welcomes the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
1975 – It’s a big moment for the crowd at Aberdeen Station as the Queen alights from the train.
1975 – The Queen switches on the first flow of oil from the North Sea at the inauguration of the BP Forties field at BP’s headquarters, Dyce.
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1982 – Emma Scott, 3, presents a posy to Her Majesty at Aberdeen fish market.
1982 – The Queen after opening Aberdeen’s £5 million fish market.
1984 – Youngsters with Her Majesty at the opening of the city’s Queen Elizabeth Bridge over the River Dee.
1986 – The Queen at Aberdeen Harbour in 1986.
1990 – The Queen smiles radiantly after receiving a posy following the opening of the Bon Accord Centre.
1995 – Radiant in red – the Queen was visiting Aberdeen University to mark its 500th anniversary.
1996 – Natasha Farquhar, 6, presents the Queen with a posy after the royal visitor arrived at Aberdeen Harbour on a motor launch from the Royal Yacht Britannia.
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