HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into Portsmouth Harbour
65,000-tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since June
It is expected to be the Navy's flagship for the next 50 years
Thousands line the shore at Portsmouth
Michael Stoddard
BBC South
Caroline and Geoffrey Robinson, from Fair Oak in Eastleigh, are waiting for their son Joshua, 24, who is an avionics killick.
His job will be to catch the planes as they land on the flight deck - when they arrive that is...
His thoughts on the ship are it's "massive with a lot of ladders", so his mum says!
Caroline and Geoffrey Robinson wait for their son
Feeding the crew of Britain's biggest warship is quite a task - 45 days worth of food are kept in the ship's stores.
The entire ship's company of 700 can be served a meal within 90 minutes - or 45 minutes when at action station.
There are more than 60 catering staff on board and the ship has its own bakery, which can produce 1,000 loaves of bread per day.
A typical deployment would sail with 66,000 sausages, 28,800 rashers of bacon, 64,800 eggs and 12,000 tins of beans.
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More than 20,000 items were discovered during dredging work in Portsmouth Harbour to create a four-mile (7km) channel to allow HMS Queen Elizabeth to dock.
Thousands of items are found during dredging work in Portsmouth Harbour
On the other side of Portsmouth Harbour, a modest flat gives the best view of the new aircraft carrier.
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More images of HMS Queen Elizabeth passing Solent landmarks as it sails in to its home port of Portsmouth for the first time.
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First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones is addressing the gathered media in Portsmouth.
He said it was a "seminal moment of the history of the Royal Navy".
He added: "This dockyard has seen many great events.
"Today, a new era of British maritime power is beginning."
But he also warned it would take "time and patience" to get HMS Queen Elizabeth ready for action.
Meet some of the people whose lives are intertwined with navy's future flagship.
More reaction to the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth into Portsmouth for the first time
This is where HMS Queen Elizabeth will call home for the next 50 years.
HMS Queen Elizabeth berths in Portsmouth for first time
Michael Stoddard
BBC South
With Land of Hope and Glory playing out in the background, the Royal Navy's new flagship is an imposing sight.
The sheer size of HMS Queen Elizabeth makes the hundreds of people on the dockside look like ants.
There were a few tears as family and friends of the crew, who have been waiting patiently since early morning, welcomed the new aircraft carrier home.
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BBC South
Friends Malcolm Dixon and Ian Newton said the atmosephere as HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived was "electric" and they were blown away as it sailed past.
Malcolm said: "It's just been incredible to be here today, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Ian added: "It was electric, definitely worth getting up early for. My Uncle was in the navy so this has made me think of him and how much he would have loved it too."
A Wildcat helicopter hovers overhead as HMS Queen Elizabeth made her final approach to the dockside in Portsmouth Harbour.
The Royal Navy's new £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has docked at her home port of Portsmouth.
Michael Stoddard
BBC South
The carrier is now pulling alongside the berth it will call home.
As we reported earlier, that jetty has been in use since the 1600s.
The red carpet has been rolled out for someone...
Here's the footage from the BBC News helicopter high above Portsmouth Harbour as HMS Queen Elizabeth enters her home port for the first time.
The moment HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Portsmouth
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BBC South
Family and friends of the vast crew are also waiting at the dockyard, although their loved ones won't be leaving the ship today.
Leading chef James Lloyd, 28, has been feeding his comrades onboard for more than a year.
His mother Jane and his girlfriend Claire Harris, all from Hertford in Hertfordshire, said they cannot wait to see him.
She has warned any new sailors not to expect too many roast dinners as he's not a fan apparently!
Proud mother and father Jane and Richard Lloyd wait with their son's girlfriend Claire Harris
Image source, ReutersFinal checks are made ahead of for its maiden voyage, in its dock at Rosyth in June.
Image source, HMS Queen ElizabethA game of bucketball on the deck on a Saturday afternoon
Image source, Stefan Rousseau/PA WireCrew on board HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in sea trials off Scotland
Image source, HMS Queen ElizabethTests of fire fighting foam on the flight deck
More images reveal life on board.
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BBC South
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s home berth, Sheer Jetty, has been in use since the 1600s
The carrier will sit opposite HMS Victory, the world’s oldest commissioned warship.
New navigational beacons have been installed in Portsmouth Harbour to guide the Queen Elizabeth Class in and out of their home port and specialist dredging vessels have removed 3,200,000 cubic metres of sediment - the equivalent to 1,280 Olympic swimming pools.
Here's the view from the flight deck at the 65,000 carrier approaches Portsmouth
The view from on board HMS Queen Elizabeth