Flashback: Photos from the Queen and Prince Philip's visits to Malta

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The Queen and her husband returned to Malta to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, where they danced the waltz at Valetta Palace. Photo: © Reginald Davis / Rex Features
The royal family boarded the Yacht Brittania and set sail for Malta in 1954. Prince Charles and Princess Anne are seen at the ship’s helm looking down at their well wishers. Doesn’t Prince Philip look dapper in his sailor hat and aviator sunglasses? Photo: © David Johnson / Associated Newspapers / Rex Features
In 1951, the Queen attended a dance at the Hotel Phoenicia with Prince Philip by her side, where she bought a hot dog from Captain Ben Fisher, here dressed up as a chef. Photo: © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
A beaming Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are photographed in 1950. Photo: © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
The Queen is seen gazing adoringly at her handsome husband in his naval uniform. Philip was stationed in Malta as a naval officer before the Queen’s succession, which is why they lived there briefly as a young married couple. Photo: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The Queen is always well-received in Malta. Here, she is photographed waving to the crowds during a royal promenade. Photo ©: Carl Bruin/Mirrorpix/CP
Look at that view! Elizabeth and Philip take in the Mediterranean Sea atop a Phoenician castle in 1949. Photo: © Uppa/Photoshot/UPPA/ZUMAPRESS.com
The royal couple hit the floor to dance an eightsome reel at the Saddle Club, where Queen Elizabeth II linked arms with Lady Pamela Mountbatten, first cousin of the merry Duke of Edinburgh, who also took part. Photo: © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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