The Duchess of Cornwall names Cunard liner "Queen Victoria": December 10 2007

[Jo of Palatine]

Well, the Duchess of Cornwall will be back on the public stage next monday, dec. 10th.:

Monday 10th December 2007


The Duchess of Cornwall will name the Cunard liner The Queen Victoria at the City Cruise Terminal, Southampton, Hampshire.
The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust and The Duchess of Cornwall will meet volunteers and young people during a reception on board The Queen Victoria, City Cruise Terminal, Southampton, Hampshire.




(From the official website of the PoW and the DoC. )



I guess the POW and his wife are enjoying a nice little pre-Xmas holiday without the media knowing about it.

[BellaFay]

"I guess the POW and his wife are enjoying a nice little pre-Xmas holiday without the media knowing about it."

Hardly - on Monday 3rd Prince Charles was in Birmingham visiting the staff & wounded soldiers at the military hospital - 1 of his many visits. By Wednesday he had moved to Sandrignham where according to the court circular he held a meeting for his newly established Prince's Teaching Institute and today Thursday he is due to lead a whole day tour of a building development in Northampton. That only leaves Friday for a day off. Of course it goes without saying that none of the above got any tv or newspaper coverage. In fact the whole 5 days in Turkey barely got any mention in the papers or on tv.

[jcbcode99]

Skydragon--you've returned! Good to have you back--

Now back to Camilla--I'm looking forward to this Cunard Liner Launch--what a wonderful moment for her!

[milla Ca]

Originally Posted by Roslyn

Is this a pre-Christmas visit or are they already in residence?

It´s only a short visit at Sandringham, i think. Charles had some duties there, and they will return to duties till Christmas. Both Charles and Camilla will have a full diary the next two weeks.
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One engagement we will see next Monday:

Duchess to name a queen

Cunard´s 900,000- tonne linner Queen Victoria arrived at home port yesterday for her official naming on Monday by the Duchess of Cornwall.

Duchess to name a queen - Times Online

a pic of the ´Queen Victoria´:
POLFOTO - altid med i billedet
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Thank you for the pics, iceflower! You´re always the best pic-seeker!

[love_cc]

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle | the Daily Mail

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by love_cc

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle | the Daily Mail

What does that mean: 20-a-day baritone? Baritone is okay, but what does the expression 20-a-day mean? Thank you for an explaination.

[Warren]

The reporter is claiming Camilla's "booming" voice sounds like a baritone who smokes twenty cigarettes a day. The tone of the article is somewhat negative and bitchy, eg "the curse of Camilla", "the voices of doom were quick to draw significance...", "a Duchess's unfortunate few seconds."

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by Warren

The reporter is claiming Camilla's "booming" voice sounds like a baritone who smokes twenty cigarettes a day. The tone of the article is somewhat negative and bitchy, eg "the curse of Camilla", "the voices of doom were quick to draw significance...", "a Duchess's unfortunate few seconds."

Thank you, Warren. I wasn't sure if it refered to 20 cigarettes or 20 glasses of whisky.... LOL.

As for bitchy, well, the duchess has still way to go till she is as untouchable as HM or the late QM. But she will end up on the pedestral, you'll see!

[Skydragon]

The Duchess names the Queen Victoria luxury liner in Southampton

The Duchess of Cornwall named a new luxury liner after The Prince of Wales’s great-great-great grandmother today.

The Prince of Wales - The Duchess names the Queen Victoria luxury liner in Southampton

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Warren

The reporter is claiming Camilla's "booming" voice sounds like a baritone who smokes twenty cigarettes a day. The tone of the article is somewhat negative and bitchy, eg "the curse of Camilla", "the voices of doom were quick to draw significance...", "a Duchess's unfortunate few seconds."

So the bubbly failed to smash, rather than the curse of Camilla, the headline should read 'The curse that will now be upon the idiot who failed to set up the machine at the correct distance and angle'!

The QE2 has been in the news 3 times in the last 4 years for norovirus, so I don't think we need to worry about an unsmashed bottle bringing bad luck.

[Avalon]

Camilla follows in Queen's footsteps with luxury liner launch

In a signal honour usually reserved for the Queen, the Duchess of Cornwall presided over the unveiling of shipping giant Cunard's newest ₤300-million liner Queen Victoria on Monday.

Elegant in a pale blue coat dress and striking hat Camilla was all smiles as she arrived at the Southampton docks, clearly mindful of having been tasked with a very special role.
Watched by her husband Charles and a 2000-strong VIP audience, the royal went on push to a button sending a bottle of Veuve Clicquot against the flank of the spectacular 16-deck cruiser.

Even the failure of the bottle of bubbly to smash couldn't take the shine off the occasion. As the Prince of Wales led the clapping his wife's smile didn't falter, and moments later another bottle was successfully broken over the side.

Pictures:
Group picture, with Queen Victoria in the background
Wonderful looking Camilla, with Prince Charles behind her

[Crownprincess]

Originally Posted by love_cc

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle

Charles and Camilla mischief on new Queen Victoria cruise ship as Duchess blows whistle | the Daily Mail

Charles and Camilla are really lovely Wonderful pictures !!!!

By the way, has anybody got a link to a video of this event ??


This pic is quite sweet too. Looks like Charles is standing right behinde Camilla, his nose next to her hair !
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/186...polfotovb5.jpg

[Nico]

The daily mail article is perfectly laughable, love the "secret sailor comments" part...
Anyway anyway anyway here is the video of the event, from the BBC:

BBC News Player - Camilla names luxury liner

[jcbcode99]

These articles postively annoy me; the "Curse of Camilla"--what rubbish!

[udyusa]

Sorry, I think she looks matronly and with a flower pot on her head. Charles just looks idiotic.. like the cat that swallowed the canary. Well, they both got their wish. Hope they are happy now. I will retire now, along with GillW, and get on with my life.

[BeatrixFan]

I got stuck on a train tonight and during the silence, two old girls were going over the London Lite;

Old Biddy A : Is that the Queen Mum?
Old Biddy B : No, it's Camilla
Old Biddy A : Launchin' a boat? Oh she was launchin' a boat that's right, I see it on the news before I come out
Old Biddy B : That's a nice 'at. I want summink like that for Julie's weddin'.
Old Biddy A : It's probably Marksies.

[jcbcode99]

BeatrixFan, you are positively hilarious! Old Biddy A and Old Biddy B--too much!
Regarding the hat and the outfit--I think she looks nice, she always looks nice and she is just radiant! But, she has looked better and more regal. Someone did point out that one of her regular sized hats might not have been appropriate which is why she went with this hat; I don't particularly like it, it's a little too matronly for me, but Camilla always looks lovely irregardless.

[Maricar]

I think Camilla looks lovely, and Charles must be very proud.

[reen]

The first thing I noticed was how radiant the Duchess looked, then how happy Prince Charles was. Then I noticed her outfit which seemed to honor the Queen Mother. I think that this was a special occasion and the Duchess and PoW looked very happy to be there and it showed. She looked lovely and I think it had more to do with how happy she was than the clothes she was wearing.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by reen

The first thing I noticed was how radiant the Duchess looked, then how happy Prince Charles was. Then I noticed her outfit which seemed to honor the Queen Mother.

What a delightful way to put it... But I enjoyed the idea, too, that she raided the closet Charles inherited from his grandmother as well - maybe they kept it when redecorating Clarence House.... . Okay, it's said any man instinctively sees for a woman who resembles his mother or grandmother (depends on who he felt closer to) and I found that it's true with my husband, as I could be a relative of my mother-in-law, we have a lot in common including looks. Maybe Charles simply enjoys this style and as the 70/80ties retro is still in fashion - why not?