The Queen met Lithuanian well-wishers at the town hall square in Vilnius on the first full day of her tour of Baltic states with the Duke of Edinburgh.
The royal couple's five-day tour began in Lithuania, with their first visit to the Baltic state.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh laid wreaths at the Anatakalnio Cemetery, in Vilnius, Lithuania, to remember those who died for Lithuanian Independence in 1991.
The Queen and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus waved at people who gathered at the main square in Vilnius.
The Queen and Prince Philip joined Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and his wife, Alma Adamkiene, for photographs.
Addressing more than 500 dignitaries and members of Lithuania's parliament, the Queen used her keynote speech to say the Baltic nations had "blossomed as sovereign states".
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