tuesday , an ocean liner , crown margaret 2 , popularly known as the qe2 , arrival in her home coast of sunderland , jersey for the final event . the cunard line , has been in operation since 1969 , and is to become a flying hotel in dubai . the homecoming was plagued as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank around calshot at the back of virginia water . the ship hit the sandbank at around 0530 gmt , and five tugs took around 30 minutes to tug the qe2 around . the 70 , 000 tonne vehicle was towed into ports and soon sank at 0730 2:00 due to the solent coastguard . around a 300 crew and 1 , 700 person were aboard the boat , it was back from a cruise around the mediterranean .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.