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We asked BBC News website readers to send in their pictures of the celebrations in Portsmouth. Jamie Cooke took this photograph showing one of the many tall ships taking part in the celebrations.

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Ships in the review fleet wait for the Queen in this photo captured by Tim Dodds, of Surrey.

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Adam Stewart, 16, took this photograph of the Queen inspecting Marines in HMNB Portsmouth prior to boarding HMS Endurance

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David Baker, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, took photographs of preparations for the bicentenary events. This submarine crew were snapped at 1300 BST on Monday.

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Michael Thornton took this picture of the sun setting over Portsmouth from the ferry to the Isle of Wight on Monday evening as preparations for Tuesday's events continued.

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Keith Hubbleday joined more than 250,000 spectators in watching the fleet review. He took this shot of HMS Invincible on which the Queen attended a reception on Tuesday evening.

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Tim Pentreath captured the Red Arrows performing a flypast over the review from near Southsea Castle.

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Two planes from The Red Arrows display team draw a heart in the sky as a third puts the arrow through the middle. Jonathan Burnage captured the moment.

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Fireworks lit up the sky towards the end of the celebrations. Stephen McGee, of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, captured this image.

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This photo of the firework display was taken from Stokesbay, Gosport, by Penny Marchant

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Sean Gladwell took this picture of the spectacular firework display on the Solent at Portsmouth.