Queen unveils new Cutty Sark
After surviving the roughest seas and a devastating fire, a restored Cutty Sark has been unveiled by the Queen after a £50 million restoration project.
Factfile: The Cutty Sark
- The world's last remaining tea clipper, it is now 143 years old
- A restoration project for the vessel cost £50 million
- The 2007 fire was caused by a vacuum cleaner that had been left on
- The clipper is now displayed more than 11ft above its dry berth in Greenwich, south east London
- The space under the three-masted vessel is home to an interactive museum
- Most of the fixtures and fittings were removed before the fire so visitors can still see many original features on deck
- The Duke of Edinburgh has a long association with the ship and co-founded the Cutty Sark Society in 1951 to safeguard the vessel
- He came to Greenwich soon after the fire to assess the damage for himself and passed on advice gained from the fire at Windsor Castle in 1992
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Queen unveils restored Cutty Sark
The Queen has unveiled a 'spectacular' Cutty Sark after a £50 million restoration project following a devastating fire.
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Queen to open restored Cutty Sark
After 11 years of restoration and a devastating fire, the Cutty Sark is about to be officially reopened by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.