In memory of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, The Mail is looking back at Her Majesty's many trips to Barrow and Furness.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the death of The Queen at the age of 96.

A statement confirming the news read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

"The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

In tribute of her seven decades of service, The Mail is looking back at the monarch's many trips to Barrow across her reign.

The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, the first without the Duke of Edinburgh, her husband of 73 years, who died last year.

The Queen's reign began when she was 25 years old, following the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952.

Queen Elizabeth II has been to Barrow several times during her long reign – the first time being in 1956 with the Duke of Edinburgh to visit Barrow Town Hall.

She has visited Barrow shipyard for key launches, including that of Dreadnought, Britain’s first nuclear-powered submarine, in October 1960, and the aircraft carrier Invincible during her 1977 silver jubilee year.

Her Majesty also paid a visit to the town in 1971 to mark the newly-opened Barrow Market after the former market was demolished. In the same visit, the Queen officially launched the HMS Sheffield in Barrow.

In 1985, the Queen returned to Barrow for the official opening of Furness General Hospital in May.

The Mail itself had a visit from the Queen – she had a tour of the offices in Abbey Road to mark the paper’s centenary on February 20 1998, while the Duke of Edinburgh went to the CCW American candle factory at Sandscale Park.

During that same visit, the Queen visited the shipyard to officially name the amphibious assault ship Ocean.

Thousands turned out at the railway station and at the Barrow yard to see the Queen’s visit.