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The Queen: a journey like no other – in pictures

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign coincided with the birth, growth and establishment of what we now recognise as the modern travel and tourism industry.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 1926-2022                

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday 8 September 2022

The Queen shared a long association with Cunard, dating to 1938 (Credit: Cunard)

The Queen lent her name to Cunard's Queen Elizabeth II and officially launched the ship in 1967 (Credit: Cunard)

The Queen experienced supersonic flight, flying onboard Concorde with British Airways in 1977 (Credit: British Airways)

The Queen took the inaugural Eurostar service in May 1994 (Credit: Eurostar)

In 1996, the Queen named City Cruises ship Millennium of London (Credit City: Cruises)

The Queen met with the crew of Millennium of London, which was the first purpose-built Thames sightseeing vessel for 25 years (Credit: City Cruises)

In 2010, the Queen and Prince Philip attended the opening of new airside facilities at Belfast International airport, joining then managing director John Doran (Credit: Belfast International Airport)

Heathrow airport paid tribute to the Queen on her 2012 Diamond Jubilee with a special runway motif (Credit: Heathrow airport)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 1926-2022 Cunard 1 Cunard 2 British Airways Concorde Eurostar City Cruises 1 City Cruises 2 Belfast International Airport Heathrow Diamond Jubilee

She witnessed the coming of the leisure cruise sector, lending her name to Cunard’s QE2, embraced supersonic flight with the arrival of Concorde, and had a terminal named after her at Heathrow airport.

 

Throughout her life, she was there to mark and commemorate many of the key moments in the development and evolution of the British travel and tourism sector. Here are just some of the standout moments.

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