The crowds lined the harbour as the 65,000 tonne Royal Navy aircraft carrier sailed into the Portsmouth Naval Base.
It had been completing a period of at-sea exercises before it returned.
The offer, set to be made to NATO military chiefs next week, could see London double the approximately 1,150 UK troops currently in eastern European countries and "defensive weapons" sent to Estonia, his office said.
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