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| When you are the Duke of Edinburgh coming to
visit, you are personally escorted aboard the ship by the captain. His
Royal Highness' began Tuesday morning with Captain Ian McNaught meeting
him in the terminal. |
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| Much of Prince Philip's time aboard the ship
was spent touring the vessel and meeting its crew members. Here he is in
the engine control room. |
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| He was especially interested to meet those
who had served aboard QE2 during its time serving in the Falklands War.
Here he is meeting the bridge crew. |
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| Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in the US) was
marked by two Tiger Moth aircraft scattering a million red poppies (the
symbol of the day in the UK) over QE2. Its military service was
commemorated by a flyby of a Harrier fighter jet which hovered 500 feet
off the stern, bowed to QE2, and then raced away at top speed. |
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| The Duke of Edinburgh also marked the ship's
final visit to the UK by sitting for a formal portrait with its present
and past masters. |
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| The visit wound up with a reception in the
Queen's Room where Prince Philip presented a Robert Lloyd painting to
the mayor of Southampton. The work was commissioned for the occasion and
depicts Queen Elizabeth 2 arriving at the city. |
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| The day ended with QE 2 sailing away under a
giant fireworks display. |
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