UK marks Queen Elizabeth II's birthday with 21-gun salute GlobalNews.ca ... Elizabeth 2 cruise ship as she departs the QE2 Embarkation building at Southhampton Docks on June 2;2008 in Southhampton;England. The Queen is revisiting the historic cruise liner named after her before it is retired in Dubai as a floating hotel. |
Friday, April 20, 2012
UK marks Queen Elizabeth II's birthday with 21-gun salute - GlobalNews.ca
Read More
Saturday, April 14, 2012
When the Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands - Mail on Sunday
Read More
When the Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands Mail on Sunday Troops wave to families on the quay while injured soldiers lie below deck Deep inside the QE2 cruise liner, baker Stephen Hallam was rolling out pastry for an apple pie when his new assistant arrived. A Welsh Guardsman in full combat kit, ... |
Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands - Daily Mail
Read More
 Daily Mail | Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands Daily Mail Troops wave to families on the quay while injured soldiers lie below deck Deep inside the QE2 cruise liner, baker Stephen Hallam was rolling out pastry for an apple pie when his new assistant arrived. A Welsh Guardsman in full combat kit, ... |
When the Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands - Daily Mail
Read More
Daily Mail | When the Queen went to war: Amazing pictures on QE2 as it sailed to the Falklands Daily Mail Troops wave to families on the quay while injured soldiers lie below deck Deep inside the QE2 cruise liner, baker Stephen Hallam was rolling out pastry for an apple pie when his new assistant arrived. A Welsh Guardsman in full combat kit, ... |
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Raise The Titanic - The Skinny
Read More
Raise The Titanic The Skinny Morrison is a historian as well as a comic, but she's had a love affair with ocean liners since seeing the launch of the QE2, which was built by her dad ('yeah, he did all of it'). This Sunday, she will be attempting to outdo James Cameron by ... |
Texas man holding party to commemorate Titanic anniversary - KSDK
Read More
 KSDK | Texas man holding party to commemorate Titanic anniversary KSDK The room is covered with movie posters, home-made cushions, and props to mimic the ill-fated ship, as well as other collectables that he and his wife, Shirley, acquired from their travels around the world. "We've been on the QE2 seven times to London," ... |
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Somerset poet: My friendship with baby rescued from Titanic disaster - This is Somerset
Read More
Somerset poet: My friendship with baby rescued from Titanic disaster This is Somerset This Sunday, April 15, will mark 100 years to the day since the luxury liner Titanic sank after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. A tragedy of such proportions, in which 1517 people lost their lives, ... |
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ken proud of subs' war role - NW Evening Mail
Read More
Ken proud of subs' war role NW Evening Mail But first it had to escort the QE2, running submerged to the front of the great liner with its towed sonar array systems, used to detect other vessels, extending all the way under and behind the ship. The sub went to action stations when it picked up ... |
Welsh bomb disposal expert in 1970s QE2 drama - WalesOnline
Read More
Welsh bomb disposal expert in 1970s QE2 drama WalesOnline by Our Correspondent, Western Mail It was the world's most famous cruise liner. But 40 years ago a bomb alert on the Queen Elizabeth 2 would see a Welsh bomb disposal expert take part in one of the most daring British special forces missions since the ... |
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Queen Elizabeth 2: Changes Afloat for This Vaunted Cruise Ship? - CruiseCritic.co.uk
Read More
Queen Elizabeth 2: Changes Afloat for This Vaunted Cruise Ship? CruiseCritic.co.uk (11:50 am EDT) -- Is Queen Elizabeth 2, perhaps the most celebrated cruise ship in the world, heading for a new home in Asia? The former Cunard luxury liner has been anchored in Dubai's Port Rashid since it retired in November 2008. |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CRIME FILE: Horror on the canal - Clydebank Post
Read More
CRIME FILE: Horror on the canal Clydebank Post THE brutal killing of QE2 worker Duncan Yuill made national headlines after he was viciously attacked, robbed and drowned in the Forth and Clyde Canal on a hot July night in 1968. Evil Robert Tees and Andrew Kane leapt on Duncan, who sailed round the ... |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Falklands remembered 30 years on - Melton Times
Read More
 Melton Times | Falklands remembered 30 years on Melton Times One of the ships which took part in the war was the luxury cruise liner the QE2 which was requisitioned for service as a troop-carrying vessel, transporting more than 3000 troops to the South Atlantic. Among the hundreds of crew members who volunteered ... |
Monday, March 19, 2012
UNIVERSAL EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO REPRESENT THE QUEEN ... - MMD Newswire (press release)
Read More
UNIVERSAL EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO REPRESENT THE QUEEN ... MMD Newswire (press release) PERHAPS THE MOST ROYAL AND LARGEST CRUISE LINER EVER BUILT IS HOPING TO BECOME MACAU'S MOST UNIQUE TOURIST ATTRACTION; AS A WELL AS HOTEL AND CONVENTION FACILITY. Macau (MMD Newswire) March 20, 2012 -- Universal Event Management (Macau) Ltd. announced ... |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
