In Pictures
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Northwood Joint Headquarters Opening Ceremony
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Northwood Joint Headquarters Opening Ceremony
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Queen opens new Northwood Joint Headquarters
[Picture: A. Bodle, Northwood Photographic Services]
Northwood Joint Headquarters Opening Ceremony [Picture: M. Rawlings, Northwood Photographic Services]
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh were given a tour of the world-class facilities which include the UK's operational headquarters, Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), and the multinational operational headquarters currently housing the European Union's counter-piracy mission, known as Op ATALANTA.
The Queen met a number of Service personnel and civilians who work directly in support of operations around the world, including Afghanistan.
She thanked them for their commitment and hard work before formally opening the building.
PJHQ, based just north of London, completed its move into the new building in March 2010 following a nine-week decant period.
Designed to accommodate 950 people, the new building will allow for the collocation of all PJHQ staff for the first time since its inception in 1996.
The building also hosts a separate multinational headquarters which will permit multinational or EU-led operations to operate on site without the constraints of embedding non-UK national staff within PJHQ's facilities.
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