International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Queen Elizabeth II, along with the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Greenwich, London, for the official launch of the Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving tea clipper on 25 April, 2012. Regarded as one of Britain's greatest maritime treasures, the...
Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below Queen Elizabeth II walks on deck with Richard Doughty, director of the Cutty Sark Trust. Photo: AFP A £50 million ($A78 million) restoration project means the black and white ship's three masts once again dominate the skyline of...
Fox News
| 1 year ago
The head of a project to restore a rare 19th-century British ship badly damaged in a 2007 fire says his team won advice from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, and the queen...
Mail Online UK
| 1 year ago
25 April 2012 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh today braved heavy rain and driving winds to name a spectacular barge built to mark the Jubilee. The royal couple travelled to the East London dock where Gloriana is currently moored, awaiting the...
Sky News
| 1 year ago
The icon of British maritime history will open to the public after the £50m restoration of the world's last surviving tea clipper. "It's been blood sweat and tears," said Richard Doughty who, as director of the Cutty Sark Trust , has been involved in...
BBC
| 1 year ago
The Queen to officially reopen restored Cutty Sark The Cutty Sark, a tea clipper, was built in 1869 and served as a merchant vessel The Queen is to reopen the Cutty Sark in Greenwich later. The clipper, which has been restored at a cost of about £50m...
Mail Online UK
| 1 year ago
Lucky members of the press got the chance to explore the rejuvenated 143-year-old vessel, which was almost destroyed by fire in 2007. Tomorrow will see The Queen and Prince Philip officially re-open the Cutty Sark, with the general public getting...
BBC
| 1 year ago
On board the ship restored after major fire 24 April 2012 Last updated at 02:57 ET Five years after she was gutted by fire, London's famous 19th century tea clipper the Cutty Sark will reopen to the public this week. Many feared a unique piece of...
