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| QE2 liner set for final farewell | QE2 liner set for final farewell |
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| Thousands of people are expected to line Southampton Water later to wave off the QE2 for the final time. | Thousands of people are expected to line Southampton Water later to wave off the QE2 for the final time. |
| The Duke of Edinburgh will lead the farewells, which will include a fireworks display and fly-past. | The Duke of Edinburgh will lead the farewells, which will include a fireworks display and fly-past. |
| The 40-year-old liner is being taken out of service next month and turned into a floating hotel in Dubai. | The 40-year-old liner is being taken out of service next month and turned into a floating hotel in Dubai. |
| It will be Prince Philip's seventh visit to the vessel, which was launched by the Queen on Clydebank, near Glasgow, in September 1967. | |
| The QE2 will dock at Southampton at 0630 GMT and leave at 1915 GMT. | The QE2 will dock at Southampton at 0630 GMT and leave at 1915 GMT. |
| Island home | Island home |
| Well-wishers are being advised to arrive early to catch a glimpse of the liner. Extra bus and ferry services will be provided. | |
| At 1100 GMT, a million poppies will be dropped from a Tiger Moth aircraft over the QE2 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. | At 1100 GMT, a million poppies will be dropped from a Tiger Moth aircraft over the QE2 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. |
| Following a two-minute silence, Prince Philip will meet crew members who travelled on the QE2 when it was used as a troop ship in the Falklands War. | |
| After the QE2 slips its moorings for the last time from its home port, a pre-recorded message from its master, Captain Ian McNaught, will be broadcast on a specially-erected screen in Southampton's Mayflower Park. | After the QE2 slips its moorings for the last time from its home port, a pre-recorded message from its master, Captain Ian McNaught, will be broadcast on a specially-erected screen in Southampton's Mayflower Park. |
| The liner has sailed nearly six million nautical miles, gone around the world 25 times, crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times and carried more than 2.5 million passengers. | The liner has sailed nearly six million nautical miles, gone around the world 25 times, crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times and carried more than 2.5 million passengers. |
| The QE2 will be handed over to the Nakheel company, part of Dubai World, when it reaches Dubai on 26 November. | |
| The firm is behind the Palm Jumeirah, the largest man-made island in the world. | The firm is behind the Palm Jumeirah, the largest man-made island in the world. |
| Over the next few months the ship will be refurbished before taking up a permanent docking on a berth on the Palm Jumeirah. | Over the next few months the ship will be refurbished before taking up a permanent docking on a berth on the Palm Jumeirah. |