They returned in 1957, 1978, 1989, 2001, and 2005.
She visited Guernsey during each of those occasions, and on four of her visits she also travelled to Alderney and Sark to meet islanders and to carry out her official duties.
Pictured: David Hands speaking with the Queen in 2005. The photo he was holding was taken when he met Her Majesty in 2001.
Among her many duties during these visits, she opened the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, attended a sitting of Chief Pleas in Guernsey, toured tomato vineries, and met school children.
She also conferred an MBE on the Seigneur of Sark, opened the Sark Medical Centre, visited the Bailiff’s Chambers, opened the QE2 Marina, and attended a formal reception at the Alderney Island Hall.
Records of the visits show there were crowds to see them at every stop on their tours.