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More than 2,000 friends and family members lined the jetty to welcome the crew of the aircraft carrier back after a three-month deployment overseas.
Britain's largest warship had been stationed in the US, where Navy personnel carried out flight trials with F-35B fighter jets
The warship carried out flight trials in the US with the US Marine Corps and F-35B stealth fighter jets.
The carrier returned to Portsmouth Naval Base where about 2,600 people waited at the jetty, many waving flags and holding banners as they welcomed the crew home.
Friends and family members reunited with their loved ones as the HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Portsmouth after three months at sea.