The Elizabeths did meet

[sotonsean]

Well I guess this is closest we can too although it's obviously not for real!

[Twynkle]

I've done some further research into this and Queen Elizabeth and QE2 did meet - if only we had photos!

After leaving Cunard service Queen Elizabeth arrived in Port Everglades on 7 December 1968 and remained there until 8 May 1971. In that time QE2 did not call at Port Everglades – her maiden call there did not take place until 21 December 1971.

However, QE2 did meet Queen Elizabeth on at least one occasion: in Aruba on 17 March 1971.

QE2 had left New York on 13 March on a 14-day cruise to the Caribbean. Cunard Company Secretary Frank Leach reported on the meeting:

   “...mixed feelings all round but our exchange of farewells on leaving was painfully moving”.

Commodore Marr on Queen Elizabeth reported to Commodore Warwick on QE2 that he still had the original John Brown test model of QE2 in his care. Where is that model now?

Hello Michael,
Have you found the test model yet?
Please do you know any other / further details (yet?!) - eg date and state of same?
I've got just a very few spies...
Rosie

[June Ingram]

Hi Rosie -

Thanks for your post.  Do you by any chance have Commodore Marr's book handy ?  There is a reference in there of another "greeting" and if I am remembering correctly, QE could not respond to QE2's greeting because of a problem with her whistle.

June   

[Trevor Harris]

There has to be pictures.

[kevinh]

I learned this in my Cunard 's 175 Years book. I can only imagine how moving this must've been. In fact, I'll mention this in my next QE2 mini-series episode!

But I'm surprised there's no pictures...