A Duke Bows to the Queen

Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will make a farewell visit to Queen Elizabeth 2 in her homeport of Southampton on November 11, the ship’s last day in the UK before leaving on her final voyage that evening. .

QE2 will depart for Dubai where she will become a hotel and entertainment center. The QE2 had been the flagship of the Cunard fleet for 35 years.  She was launched by Her Majesty The Queen at Clydebank in 1967.