evening , notorious water liner , royal elizabeth 2 , popularly known as the qe2 , arrived in her home port of southampton , britain for the sixth time . the rms line ship has been in service from 1969 , and is to become a floating tourist in dubai . the homecoming was marred as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank above calshot at the mouth of salisbury water . the ships hit the sandbank at around 0530 gmt , and five divers lasted about 30 hours to pull the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 tonne craft was towed into port and eventually docked at 0730 gmt depending to the solent coastguard . around a 3000 women and 1 , 700 passengers were aboard the ship , which was returning from a cruise around the uk .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.