Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia 16 times during her long reign and, every time, she was embraced by adoring fans.
The head of the Commonwealth's last visit was in 2011 but, whether physically here or in Britain, her presence has long been felt by many in the country.
She first set foot on Australian soil just months after she was crowned Queen. It was February 1954, and Elizabeth, then 27, became the first reigning monarch to visit.
The trip was keenly anticipated, and an estimated 75 per cent of the then-population of almost nine million people turned out to catch a glimpse of her and her husband, Prince Philip.
The eight-week tour saw her visit 57 towns and cities across Australia, with her official duties including meeting 70,000 ex-servicemen and women at the MCG and opening parliaments across the country.
Adoration followed Australia's head of state, and little changed on fifteen subsequent visits - sparking renewed affection among new generations.
Among her more memorable moments were the grand opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973, closing the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982, opening the Games in Melbourne in 2006 and her two trips to central Australia.
But there were controversies too, including when then Prime Minister Paul Keating guiding the Queen with his hand during her 1992 visit, led to accusations he had breached royal protocol and a UK newspaper headline labelling him the ‘Lizard of Oz’.
But asked later if he was insulted by the episode, the then Prince Charles said: "No. Nor was the Queen".
The Queen's visits stalled during the late 1990s to avoid heated debate about the future of the monarchy.
Her next trip was timed well after the 1999 referendum on the republic, with its defeat partly attributed to the Queen's significance to so many Australians.
During Queen Elizabeth's reign there were 15 Australian governors-general and 16 prime ministers.
The most notorious incident came in 1975 when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed from office by the Queen's representative.
A long legal fight to make public 220 Palace letters between then Governor-General Sir John Kerr and the Queen's private secretary prevailed in 2020 - showing she was not aware of, nor sanctioned, his actions.
The Queen's final visit came in 2011, when she was 85. She received praise from then prime minister Julia Gillard, Australia's first woman in the job and also a staunch republican.
"In this, the home of Australian democracy, you are a vital constitutional part, not a guest, just as in this nation you can only ever be welcomed as a beloved and respected friend," Ms Gillard said.
While 2011 was the Queen's last visit here, she welcomed a number of Australian prime ministers during visits to London, including Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull.
Mr Morrison created headlines during a visit in June 2021 when he told the Queen she had been "quite the hit" at the earlier G7 conference in Cornwall.
Following her death, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: "This time of mourning will pass but the deep respect and warm regard in which Australians always held Her Majesty will never fade".
