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Jeremy
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 Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:20 am Nelson's Trafalgar Victory Celebrated |
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| AOL News wrote: | Nelson's Trafalgar Victory Celebrated
Queen to inspect massive gathering of world's navies
Thousands of spectators and VIP guests are due to witness the start of the Trafalgar celebrations in the wake of a row over 'political correctness' that threatened to overshadow the event.
The Queen will inspect a massive gathering of the world's navies, featuring 167 ships from the Royal Navy and 35 other nations which have anchored at Spithead in the Solent, off Portsmouth, for the International Fleet Review.
As well as warships, the gathered vessels include tall ships, lifeboats, cruise liners and representatives from all sectors of the maritime industry.
The Queen, in her role as Lord High Admiral, will carry out the inspection accompanied by the Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Edinburgh, on board HMS Endurance.
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Prince of Wales will be among the royals who will witness the fleet review from onboard Navy ships.
But the son et lumi�re mock sea battle taking place later in the day has attracted criticism from the 75-year-old great, great, great granddaughter of Admiral Nelson and Emma Hamilton.
Anna Tribe said the decision not to make a precise re-enactment of Trafalgar, instead opting for a Napoleonic sea battle pitting a red navy against a blue navy, was "pretty stupid''.
Mrs Tribe, from Monmouthshire, added: "I am sure the French and Spanish are adult enough to appreciate we did win that battle. I am anti political correctness. Very much against it. It makes fools of us.''
But Vice Admiral Jacques Mazars, who is in charge of five French vessels taking part, said: "It's not done to put the UK from one side and France and Spain from the other, but it is done to have a common memory of what has occurred 200 years ago. It is a festival of the sea.''
The mock battle taking place off Southsea, Hants, will involve ships from five nations, including 17 tall ships, blazing broadsides, gun smoke, and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics.
Nelson's flagship Victory will be depicted by the Grand Turk, a replica 18th-century frigate, which has appeared in television dramas Longitude and Hornblower.
A spokesman for Trafalgar 200 said as many as 150,000 spectators and hundreds of VIP guests are expected to attend.
A �1.7 million security operation involving more than 400 Navy personnel and scores of police officers has been launched to protect the public, the Royal Family and the Navy during the event. |
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Seven of Nine
Sammie's Mammy
Joined: 16 Jun 2001
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Location: North East England
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| Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:50 am |
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Yay! The whole red/blue navy thing is stupid, we won the battle and should be allowed to say so- and Spanish/French people who get upset are stupid, IMO. Still, I'll be watching it on telly, since Southsea is a little far to travel 
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The Delta Flyer
Commodore
Joined: 08 Apr 2002
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Location: East Yorkshire
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| Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:45 pm |
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I bet it's a damn impressive sight seeing all those ships though...
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Otter
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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Location: England
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| Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:59 am |
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well, I saw all the shiny ships, very nice.
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