In pictures: Crowds await royal partypublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Summary
Queen unveils statue of mother at Poundbury
Her Majesty accompanied by Duke of Edinburgh
The pair pop into Waitrose during their visit
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall also greet well-wishers
Updates from Thursday 27 October
In pictures: Crowds await royal partypublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Identity of Union Jack-wearing dog revealedpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Our roving reporter in Poundbury has found out the identity of the star of the show so far this morning, here's Pandora the pug....
Hundreds of people descend on Poundbury squarepublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Hundreds of people have gathered in Queen Mother's Square.
Children are practising their flag-waving and gathering around the square in anticipation for the Queen's arrival.
Video: Band warms up in Poundburypublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
You can follow live updates from the Queen's visit to Poundbury over on our Dorset pages.
Here's a video from the scene by Dorset Echo reporter Jessica Rees.
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End of twitter postVideo: Anticipation ahead of Queen's arrivalpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
You can follow live updates from the Queen's visit to Poundbury over on our Dorset pages.
Here's a video from the scene by BBC reporter Laurence Herdman.
What is Poundbury?published at 10:15 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be visiting the urban extension to Dorchester which has been built to the Prince of Wales's architectural and planning ideals:
- Construction on the urban extension on the edge of Dorchester began in 1993
- Built on Duchy of Cornwall land, it is already home to about 3,000 people in a mix of private and affordable housing
- It provides jobs for 2,100 people and is home to 185 businesses
- It is set to be complete by 2025 when it will house about 5,000 people
- Queen Mother Square is the newly completed central hub of classically designed commercial and residential buildings most of which are named after The Queen Mother's favourite racehorses
Image caption, Work began on Poundbury in the early 1990s
Flags flying ahead of Queen's arrivalpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
It's not just humans who have been getting into the royal mood this morning...
Poundbury prepares for royal statue unveilingpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
This was the scene in Poundbury's Queen Mother Square last night as the final preparations were completed for today's royal visit.
The Queen will unveil the bronze statue of the Queen Mother after touring the Prince of Wales's model urban development.
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End of twitter postQueen Mother statue under wraps this morningpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
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End of twitter postCrowds start to gather for royal visitpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
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End of twitter postWhat is on the agenda for royal visit?published at 09:43 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
The Queen will be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall on a walkabout around Poundbury.
The royal party will begin with a tour of the square, visiting the local Waitrose and attending a private reception in Jubilee Hall.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey will continue to the Royal Pavilion where they will meet architects involved in the design of the statue of the Queen Mother.
The party will proceed to the Duchess of Cornwall Inn where they will meet representatives from the construction team before moving on to the statue where the Prince of Wales will give a speech before the unveiling.
Poundbury royal visit: When to arrivepublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Poundbury's estate director Simon Conibear has given us some advice for anyone wanting to see today's royal visit to Dorchester.
Quote MessageArrive before 11am and proceed up to Queen Mother's Square where there are crowd barriers. Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh will arrive in a state vehicle and tour the square and about an hour later will unveil the statue. It's a special day - we've had so many inquiries... we think it'll be into the thousands possibly.
Simon Conibear, Poundbury's estate director
Image source, Getty ImagesLocal media reporting on today's royal visitpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
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End of twitter postQueen Mother statue to be unveiled at Poundburypublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
A statue of the Queen Mother is due to be unveiled by the Queen at the Prince of Wales' model town this morning.
The 9ft 6in (3m) bronze statue by sculptor Philip Jackson stands in the square of the Poundbury urban development on the edge of the county town.
The statue, depicting the Queen Mother aged 51, is a second casting of one which stands in The Mall in London.
Image source, GettyGood morningpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 27 October 2016
Welcome to our live coverage of the Queen's visit to Poundbury in Dorset.
Her Majesty is visiting the town to unveil a statue of her mother.
We'll be bringing you all the news and colour from the royal visit.