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"Embracing the Return: A Warm Welcome from All Corners of the World" As HMS Invincible Returns from the Falklands in 1982, a nation's heart swells with pride and relief

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Queen at the Station Hotel, at Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Queen at the Station Hotel, at Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Queen at the Station Hotel, at Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire by train. Amid the firing of artillery and shouts of welcome

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Presentation of Addresses to Her Majesty, at the Station Hotel, Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Presentation of Addresses to Her Majesty, at the Station Hotel, Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of Addresses to Her Majesty, at the Station Hotel, Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire. At one end of a spacious room in the hotel, elaborately fitted up for the occasion

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Meeting of Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Meeting of Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Royal representatives of the allies meet in northern France during the Crimean War

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Meeting of His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854

The Meeting of His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Meeting of His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Napoleon Bonaparte III welcomes Prince Albert to France

Background imageWelcoming Collection: France welcoming Abundance, ceiling project for the Elysee Palace, c1907. Creator: Unknown

France welcoming Abundance, ceiling project for the Elysee Palace, c1907. Creator: Unknown
France welcoming Abundance, ceiling project for the Elysee Palace, c1907

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Public Entry of Espartero into Madrid, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Public Entry of Espartero into Madrid, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Public Entry of Espartero into Madrid, 1854. The troops did not surround the Duke's carriage, nor in the least prevent the people from pressing close up to its doors

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Allegory of the entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, May 3, 1814. Creator: Pierre Nicolas Legrand

Allegory of the entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, May 3, 1814. Creator: Pierre Nicolas Legrand
Allegory of the entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, May 3, 1814

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Railway Station at Edinburgh, 1850

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Railway Station at Edinburgh, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Railway Station at Edinburgh, 1850....crowds of people assembled, half uttered cheers were heard, the steam was shut off

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Reception of Parisian Railway Excursionists at Dunkerque - Rue Arago, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Reception of Parisian Railway Excursionists at Dunkerque - Rue Arago, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Parisian Railway Excursionists at Dunkerque, [France] - Rue Arago, 1850. Three monster trains arrived...conveying 2100 passengers

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Dong Yong (Toei), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Le Retour de L'Ile d'Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830

Le Retour de L'Ile d'Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830. Napoleon is welcomed by adoring troops on his return from exile

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The President in the Rue St. Jean, at Caen, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The President in the Rue St. Jean, at Caen, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The President in the Rue St. Jean, at Caen, 1850. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the first President of France, on his way to Cherbourg

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Festivities at Chippenham - the High-Street, from the Bridge - Arrival of Mr. Neeld, M.P. 1850

Festivities at Chippenham - the High-Street, from the Bridge - Arrival of Mr. Neeld, M.P. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Festivities at Chippenham [in Wiltshire] - the High-Street, from the Bridge - Arrival of Mr. Neeld, M.P. 1850. Locals welcome their MP Joseph Neeld to celebrate the opening of the town's new

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Reception of Her Majesty at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Reception of Her Majesty at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1850. Queen Victoria travels north by train. A triumphal arch was erected at the north end of the bridge

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Dong Yong (Toei), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850

Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. The entrance to the station was handsomely decorated with evergreens;

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Procession at the Old Gate, Rye, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Procession at the Old Gate, Rye, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Procession at the Old Gate, Rye, 1850. State visit of Thomas Farncomb, Lord Mayor of London, to the town of Rye in Sussex

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850

Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children are greeted by dignitaries at the station...which her Majesty

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Cottagers Hospitality to Travellers or The Coach Broke Down, published March 27, 1819

Cottagers Hospitality to Travellers or The Coach Broke Down, published March 27, 1819. Creator: James Pollard
Cottagers Hospitality to Travellers or The Coach Broke Down, published March 27, 1819

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. The gallant hero of Gwalior and Chillianwallah, accompanied by Lady Gough and suite, arrived at Southampton [from India] on Sunday last

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, [Kent], 1850. A hazy line of distant smoke, floating over the horizon in the direction of Ostend, grew gradually more distinct, until, at last

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Arrival of the Queen at the Lodge, Castle Howard, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Arrival of the Queen at the Lodge, Castle Howard, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of the Queen at the Lodge, Castle Howard, 1850. Queen Victoria visits the Earl of Carlisle in North Yorkshire....the road passes under an old-fashioned archway, flanked by battlemented walls

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Founding of the The New School at Loughborough, [Leicestershire] - the Procession, 1850. A procession was then formed to the School grounds

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Her Majesty's Visit to Castle Howard - the Reception in the Great Hall, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Her Majesty's Visit to Castle Howard - the Reception in the Great Hall, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty's Visit to Castle Howard - the Reception in the Great Hall, 1850. Queen Victoria is a guest of the Earl of Carlisle at Castle Howard in Yorkshire

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Loud Gough arrived at Calcutta [modern Kolkata, India] on the 29th of December

Background imageWelcoming Collection: The Station at Huntingdon, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Station at Huntingdon, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Station at Huntingdon, [now in Cambridgeshire], 1850. Crowds on the London-York section of the Great Northern Railway

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Military procession at Portsmouth on arrival of plenipotentiaries, 1905. Creator: Unknown

Military procession at Portsmouth on arrival of plenipotentiaries, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Military procession at Portsmouth on arrival of plenipotentiaries, 1905

Background imageWelcoming Collection: King Leopold's public entry into Brussels...arrival of His Majesty at the palace... 1862

King Leopold's public entry into Brussels...arrival of His Majesty at the palace... 1862. Creator: Unknown
King Leopold's public entry into Brussels...arrival of His Majesty at the palace - from a sketch by Mr. Hendrikx, 1862

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Second Annual Competition of the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Second Annual Competition of the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Second Annual Competition of the Edinburgh and Midlothian Rifle Association, [Scotland], 1862. The ranges this year were on a lower level

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Military Settlement Service of the Siberian Cossacks Welcoming the Authorities, 19th century

Military Settlement Service of the Siberian Cossacks Welcoming the Authorities, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Reproduction of an Exact Copy of the Icon 'Appearance of the Virgin in the Temple', 1885

Reproduction of an Exact Copy of the Icon "Appearance of the Virgin in the Temple", 1885. From a collection of paintings, lithographs, sketches, studies, and drawings

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Commander Voloshenin's Scouting Expeditions in Semirechye and the Valley of the Ili

Commander Voloshenin's Scouting Expeditions in Semirechye and the Valley of the Ili River in 1771, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Banquet to the Fusilier Guards and others of Her Majesty's Troops, 1000 in number, at St... 1862

Banquet to the Fusilier Guards and others of Her Majesty's Troops, 1000 in number, at St... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Banquet to the Fusilier Guards and others of Her Majesty's Troops, 1000 in number, at St. John, New Brunswick, [Canada], 1862

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Queen Elizabeth II, pictured exiting her car during The Royal Family tour of Canada in

Queen Elizabeth II, pictured exiting her car during The Royal Family tour of Canada in July 1970. Picture shows Queen Elizabeth II wearing an Indian Jacket to keep warm

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Princess Diana meets and greets the people of Warwick, in Warwickshire

Princess Diana meets and greets the people of Warwick, in Warwickshire, England on one of her many walkabouts. Picture taken 8th July 1986

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata), one landing with outspread wings, to join

Horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata), one landing with outspread wings, to join its mate on cliff ledge, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Naval disarmament, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Naval disarmament, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Naval disarmament, 1930. Le Desarmement Naval. King George V (1865-1936) welcomes delegates of the United States, Japan, France and Italy to the London Naval Conference

Background imageWelcoming Collection: RF- Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

RF- Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) reaching upwards, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria. July

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845

Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845. Caroline Chisholm (nee Jones) (1808-1877), was born at Wotton, Northamptonshire, but moved with her husband

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Hello Speech Bubble Quotation

Hello Speech Bubble Quotation
Hello on white quote bubble with quote symbols

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Lenin's arrival in Petrograd, April 1917 (litho) (sepia photo)

Lenin's arrival in Petrograd, April 1917 (litho) (sepia photo)
STC394178 Lenin's arrival in Petrograd, April 1917 (litho) (sepia photo) by Russian School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Rhode Island, Newport, Deck and Chairs near Castle Hill Lighthouse

Rhode Island, Newport, Deck and Chairs near Castle Hill Lighthouse

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Rhode Island, Newport, view of adirondack chairs with Claiborne Pell Bridge

Rhode Island, Newport, view of adirondack chairs with Claiborne Pell Bridge

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Rhode Island, Newport, adirondack chair facing Claiborne Pell Bridge over Narragansett Bay

Rhode Island, Newport, adirondack chair facing Claiborne Pell Bridge over Narragansett Bay

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Rhode Island, Newport, adirondack chairs facing Claiborne Pell Bridge over Narragansett Bay

Rhode Island, Newport, adirondack chairs facing Claiborne Pell Bridge over Narragansett Bay

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Potlatch Welcome, c.1928 (oil on canvas)

Potlatch Welcome, c.1928 (oil on canvas)
996023 Potlatch Welcome, c.1928 (oil on canvas) by Carr, Emily (1871-1945); 110.3x67.2 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Background imageWelcoming Collection: Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January



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"Embracing the Return: A Warm Welcome from All Corners of the World" As HMS Invincible Returns from the Falklands in 1982, a nation's heart swells with pride and relief. The sight of this mighty vessel docking brings forth a collective sigh of welcome, as heroes return to their loved ones. In Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness an emotional reunion that transcends time. The father's outstretched arms symbolize unconditional love and forgiveness, reminding us all of the power back those who have strayed. Standing tall and proud, Lady Liberty extends her torch as a beacon of hope to all who arrive on America's shores. Her message is clear: "Welcome to this land where dreams come true. " Nature itself teaches us about welcoming gestures through two Northern Gannets touching beaks in greeting. Their graceful display on Heligoland island reminds us that warmth can be found even amidst rugged landscapes. Cadbury's Golden Key advertisement invites you into a world filled with chocolatey delights - a sweet invitation that promises joyous moments shared among friends and family. High above overlooking the cityscape stands a statue of Jesus Christ, his open arms embodying acceptance and compassion for all who seek solace or redemption. Reno Main Street scene captures the vibrant energy of Nevada, where locals and visitors alike are greeted by bustling streets lined with shops and casinos. Here, everyone is welcomed to try their luck at fortune or simply enjoy life's pleasures. Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium beckon travelers with picturesque landscapes dotted with windmills and tulip fields. These destinations offer warm hospitality rooted in centuries-old traditions. Welcome signs dotting highways guide weary travelers towards new adventures while assuring them they have arrived at their desired destination – whether it be home or an exciting new place waiting to be explored. "The Admirals Hard" painting transports us to 1865 Plymouth, where sailors and locals gather at the waterfront.