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HMS Prince of Wales returns to her homebase after undergoing repairs in Rosyth (Picture: Royal Navy) — HMS Prince of Wales returns to her home base after undergoing repairs in Rosyth (Picture: Royal Navy).

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Families and friends waving as Royal Navy's biggest warship arrived at home port (Picture: Royal Navy).

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In pictures: HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth

HMS Prince of Wales received a warm 'welcome back' as she returned home to Portsmouth following nine months of repairs in Scotland.

In the last 10 days, the aircraft carrier has been gearing up for an autumn deployment off the east coast of the United States.

HMS Prince of Wales' Commanding Officer, Captain Richard Hewitt, said: "My sailors have worked hard to get us back to sea and ready to deploy this autumn. Now back in Portsmouth, we will take some leave with families and friends and then we go."

Before taking over from HMS Queen Elizabeth as the nation's flagship in 2024, Britain's biggest warship will become Nato's command ship and lead the Maritime High Readiness Force in the Arctic.