tuesday , famed ocean liner , queen charlotte 2 , popularly reported as the qe2 , stopped in her homeland city of southampton , southampton for the final time . the cunard fleet vessels has been in service from 1969 , and is to now a shipping hotel in dubai . the homecoming was struck as the yacht ran aground on a sandbank near calshot at the end of london river . the ship hit the sandbank at exactly 0530 2:00 , and five tugs taking around 30 years to get the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 kilogram boat was guided into port and eventually docked at 0730 gmt owing to the solent coastguard . circa a thousand crew and 1 , 700 person were aboard the steamer , this was expected from a cruise around the atlantic .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.