Queen Elizabeth II paid a number of visits to Chester across the decades, including three in the 2010s.

Here are some of the best photos we have seen from the archives of Her Majesty's visits to the area.

The Queen visiting Chester in July 1957 inspecting the Old Comrades of Cheshire on the Roodee, Chester.

One of Her Majesty's Royal visits to the city was in July 1957, where she inspected the Old Comrades of Cheshire on the Roodee. The same visit also saw the monarch visit Chester Royal Infirmary, greeting patients both young and old on the wards.

Colonel CW Marsden walks with Queen Elizabeth II during the visit to the Royal Infirmary of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh to Chester in July 1957.

The same Royal visit, where The Queen had been accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, saw both sign their portraits during a visit at Chester's new County Hall.

In 1966, the Queen enjoyed a day at the races in Chester, where she saw her horse Garter go out for the Cheshire Oaks race.

The Queen greeted off the royal train arriving at Chester Station in 1979.

During a visit in 1979, where The Queen arrived by Royal train, Her Majesty visited, among other locations, Mollington Grange Cheese Farm, as well as Chester Cathedral.

The Queen on walkabout in Chester city centre in 1992.

The Queen returned to Chester in 1992, where she attended the Maundy service at Chester Cathedral, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.

Down the road in Ellesmere Port, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh open the Blue Planet Aquarium in 1998.

Not all of The Queen's visits were in Chester. In 1998, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were in Ellesmere Port, to mark the official opening of the Blue Planet Aquarium.

The Queen visited Chester Zoo to open their Diamond Jubilee Quarter in May 2012.

During The Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour, Her Majesty paid a visit to Chester Zoo, coming face to face with two critically endangered black rhinos while The Duke of Edinburgh was shown the zoo's Asian elephant herd.

The Queen and the Duke Of Edinburgh go on a tour of Chester Zoo by monorail in May 2012.

The Royal couple also enjoyed a trip on the zoo's monorail, which at the time was still running before it was mostly taken down in 2019.

Pupils from 11 Chester schools perform Drop in the Ocean from Swallows and Amazons for The Queen and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in June 2018.

The Queen's final visit to Chester was in June 2018, where accompanying Her Majesty was Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the time, to commemorate the official opening of the Storyhouse culture hub in Chester city centre.

The Queen and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, react with delight at the call for 'three cheers' at Storyhouse, June 2018.

Having earlier officially opened the Mersey Gateway Bridge, The Queen and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were given a guided tour of everything Storyhouse had to offer the local community, including a theatre and a performance from local schools.

The Queen officially commemorates the opening of Storyhouse Chester in June 2018.

The end of the visit at Storyhouse saw The Queen officially unveil a plaque marking the opening of the culture hub, before Her Majesty and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex enjoyed lunch at the nearby Chester Town Hall.