The Princess Royal was the guest of honour at the establishment's annual Ceremonial Divisions on Friday 31 July 2009.
In addition to inspecting the Guard of Honour the Princess Royal presented awards and medals.
Escorted by Commodore Steve Kirby, the Commanding Officer of HMS Collingwood, throughout, Her Royal Highness spoke to several members of the 96-man Guard before presenting the awards.
On completion of the parade the Princess Royal saluted the marching platoons and the Royal Marines Band Portsmouth as they 'marched past'.
The Princess Royal spoke to each medal recipient as she presented their award, one of which was Petty Officer Medical Assistant Marc Salama, who is currently serving within the Maritime Warfare School, in the Phoenix Training Group, Whale Island, Portsmouth.
He was awarded the Operation HERRICK Afghanistan campaign medal having completed a six-month deployment attached to 1st Battalion The Rifles.
For most of his time in theatre he carried out operations on the front line, firstly as a soldier and secondly as a medic helping to support the liberation of Nad e-Ali and enhance the security of Musa Qaleh in Helmand province.
When asked what the Princess said to him, Petty Officer Salama said:
"The Princess Royal congratulated me on my award and thanked me for going out to Afghanistan. She asked me exactly what I was doing out there and how I found it; it was a great honour to receive this from her."
HMS Collingwood is the headquarters of the Maritime Warfare School which also incorporates the Defence Diving School, the RN Physical Training School and the Phoenix Training Group, all in Portsmouth.
The primary aim of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) is to teach core professional and leadership skills to individual students and then bring the whole package together in operations room simulators to build and practise teams capable of fighting on their ship with confidence.
Its aim is for all personnel to leave the MWS with an enhanced war-fighting skill and a crystal clear understanding that they are part of a Royal Navy striving to meet the First Sea Lord's directive of being 'Ready to Fight and Win'.