sunday , an ocean liner , queen elizabeth 2 , popularly known as the qe2 , arrived in her homes base of bristol , france for the final time . the cunard line destroyer has been in service since 1969 , and is to become a traditional casino in dubai . the homecoming was marred as the craft ran aground on a sandbank near calshot at the heart of southampton water . the ship hit the sandbank at around 0530 gmt , and three barges took around 30 minutes to pulls the qe2 forward . the 70 , 000 ton vessel was towed into port and eventually stopped at 0730 p.m. according to the solent coastguard . approximately a thousand crew and 1 , 700 guests were aboard the ship , but was returning from a cruise around the mediterranean .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.