today , reputed beach liner , queen elizabeth 2 , popularly listed as the qe2 , arrived in her home port of southampton , uk for the final time . the cunard ship ship has been in duty since 1969 , and is to remain a floating hotel in dubai . the homecoming was cancelled as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank near calshot at the back of southampton water . the ships hit the sandbank at around 0530 11:00 , and five towing required around 30 minutes to haul the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 kilo vessel was guided into port and eventually dock at 0730 0600 according to the solent lifeboats . around a thousand police and 1 , 700 passengers were around the ship , which was due from a holiday around the mediterranean .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.