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Dazzling flotilla of 150 boats to sail through London in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

A new RNLI lifeboat named Duke of Edinburgh will join more than 150 boats on the River Thames in London this weekend to commemorate the life and 70-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The performance is understood to be the first illuminated flotilla on the Thames for over 300 years. Her Majesty was […]

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SIBS to close for Queen’s funeral

British Marine, organiser of Southampton International Boat Show, will be closing the show for the state funeral of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Monday 19 September. In a statement, organisers say this is ‘mark of our deepest respect for her and her family’. The notice continues: ‘British Marine and the whole UK marine leisure […]

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Queen Elizabeth II: Marine world pays tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

Figures from across the marine world are paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today, after her death on Thursday (8 September), at the age of 96. Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, and reigned for over 70 years, overseeing a period of great social and political change in the country. The country has entered […]