Her Majesty the late Queen made many a visit to the Stirling area over her 96 years both as a monarch and as a princess and heir to the throne.
Whether visiting the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Stirling Castle, delighted crowds at the former Annfield football stadium during her Silver Jubilee Tour, conferring city status to Stirling as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations, or opening the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital, she was afforded a warm welcome.
The official opening of the University of Stirling in 1972 was the nearest her visits came to courting controversy, when a group of protesters demonstrated and threw eggs.