She was back, as Queen, in 1957, and the Royal couple made further visits in 1978, 1989, 2001 and 2005
Equanimity - a holographic portrait of the Queen commissioned by Jersey Heritage
Lightness of Being - from the same sitting
1949
The Queen first visited Jersey in 1949 as Princess Elizabeth, three years before she came to the throne
Ladies College
A packed Royal Square
The Royal couple's open car is turning the corner from Peirson Road on to the Esplanade
Nurses in Howard Davis Park
St Helier Yacht Club
A celebration street party for the children of Columbus Street
The Duke of Edinburgh with St Helier Yacht Club cadets
Greeted at the Harbour by the Lieut-Governor's wife, Lady Grasett
Sark
Royal Square
A souvenir booklet published in Guernsey after the visit
1957
At the top of the Albert Pier
Arriving at the Harbour
Howard Davis Park
Victoria Cottage Homes
A welcome for the Queen in 1957
Springfield
An arch erected at the end of the Albert Pier
Arrival on the Albert Pier
A gift of a cow for the Royal Herd
A gift of a cow
Guernsey
At Victoria College
Prince Philip at Government House
The Queen talks to Alexander Coutanche and Pere Rey at Government House
Victoria Cottage Homes
Government House
St Helier Harbour
Royal Square
Springfield
States Chamber
1978
Grainville
1978
A gift of wonders
Decorated lamp standards - this one at Cheapside - were the best Jersey could manage for the visit
At Le Petit Catelet
Opening the Public Library
An unscheduled bouquet presented to the Queen by Tara Hill
In the Royal Square
Menu for the lunch at Hotel l'Horizon
States album
These photographs of the 1978 visit were commissioned by the States and formed part of an official album of the visit. The pictures have been reproduced in many forms over the years and the majority were previously included above on this page. We have removed duplicate pictures and present the photographs here in sequence from the Queen and Prince Philip's arrival at the Harbour through to their departure
1989
The Queen in Jersey in 1989
The Queen escorted by the Constable of St Helier, Fred Clarke
Opening the new public library
At Mont Orgueil
At Victoria College
Accompanied by Tourism Committee president Senator John Rothwell
At a cattle show
At the Town Church
2001
With Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache
A gift of mallards
2005
Prince Philip
These photographs, featuring Prince Philip, were taken by Jersey Evening Post photographers during the Royal visit of 1978 ...
... and these were taken in 1983when he opened the Billy Butlin sports hall in St John
