fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ nˈʌmbɚz ʌv vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə pˈoːɹtsməθ nˈeɪvi dˈeɪz ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi tʊ ɪnvˈaɪt ðə fˈɛstɪvəl tə pˈoːɹtsməθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, fˈɑːloʊd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
Following the declining numbers of visitors to Portsmouth Navy Day's encouraged the Royal Navy to invite the festival to Portsmouth in 1998, followed again in 2001.