UK - Liner Oriana Christened By Queen

Описание: (6 Apr 1995) T/I: 11:02:56

Queen Elizabeth used French champagne on Wednesday (6/4) to
christen the German-built liner Oriana, Britain's first new luxury
cruise ship for a quarter of a century. The Queen, dressed in a coral-coloured suit, smashed the traditional magnum of champagne against the side of the ship at a ceremony in Southampton on the south English coast. Even the Queen touched on the controversy about the ship's origins, saying that British craftsmen had largely been responsible for fitting out the Oriana.


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SOUTHAMPTON, UK 6/4

Oriana at portside
Audio of bagpipes as two guards precede Queen Elizabeth II and
Duke of Edinburgh
Sailors
WS Royal party on podium
Queen SOT (in English): Prince Philip and I are looking forward to
visiting, though built in Germany still a British ship and largely
fitted out by British craftsmen and crewed by British and
Commonwealth seafarers. She's a reminder that we have never lost
touch with our maritime heritage. I name this ship "Oriana." May
God bless her and all who sail in her. Champagne bashed against
side of ship.
Applause and WS of podium
Queen and Philip walk off and sit down

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