The Queen has met RAF reservists in Edinburgh at the end of a week of public engagements in Scotland.
The Queen was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the headquarters of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force's (RAuxAF) 603 Squadron.
The couple met squadron personnel and spent time talking to Second World War Spitfire pilot Allan Scott, 94, who revealed that it was not the first time he had met the Queen.
The retired Squadron leader said he encountered Elizabeth II as a 16-year-old princess when attending Buckingham Palace to be decorated by the King in 1943.
Mr Allan, who received the Distinguished Flying Medal after shooting down five enemy aircraft, said he had nipped off for a cigarette and was spotted by the princess who politely admonished him.
The grandfather of three from Shrewsbury said: "I've been looking forward to the visit, I enjoyed it very much.
"After all, I haven't seen the Queen for around 70 years, so it was quite a thrill to see her again.
"It's been a wonderful day and I am so pleased to have met both their Royal Highnesses. The Duke of Edinburgh and I have something in common you see - we are the same age."
Mr Allan signed the 603 Squadron visitor book along with the Queen and the Duke.
The Queen also signed a picture portrait which will be framed and hung in the headquarters.
603 Squadron is the younger of the RAF Reserves' two specialised police units. It converted to its current role in 2013 as part of the Future Reserves 2020 programme.
The Duke of Edinburgh presented service medals to reservists during the visit, which brought to a close a week of royal engagements in Scotland.
On their departure the Queen, wearing a Karl Ludwig coat in shocking pink and a matching Angela Kelly hat, was presented with a posy by seven-year-old Charlotte Murphy from Rosyth.
Earlier this week the Queen and Duke hosted a garden party for about 8,000 people and yesterday they attended the official opening of a university research centre and a hospital complex in Glasgow.