Queen Uses Bottle of WHISKY to Officially Name Giant 65,000-Tonne Vessel

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The Queen, using  a bottle of whisky, has ushered in a new era of British naval power by naming the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship after herself.  In a ceremony at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife,the Queen gave the signal for a bottle to be smashed against the hull of the 65,000-tonne vessel, confirming its title as HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The monarch, wearing pale blue, spoke of her pride at being associated with the Royal Navy, and called the huge ship a 'magnificent achievement'.

In the run-up to the Queen's action the red arrows made a dramatic flypast in front of dignitaries including the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prime Minister.

The unusual choice of whisky - rather than champagne - for naming the ship was made as a nod to the prominent role Scottish docks and workers have had in its construction. The variety chosen was from the Isle of Islay, one of the Outer Hebrides, as was provided by the island's Bowmore Distillery.

More: Queen uses bottle of WHISKY to name Royal Navy's biggest ever ship HMS Queen Elizabeth | Mail Online 

Cindy

[PrincessOfPeace]

A proud moment for the whole of Britain
The christening of HMS Queen Elizabeth is a symbol of the state of the country that signals a return of confidence after the credit crunch and the pain of austerity

It is hard to imagine a more British scene. The Queen formally named the new 65,000-ton Royal Navy aircraft carrier at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife – HMS Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty pressed a button and a bottle of Islay malt whisky crashed against the hull. The assembled guests gazing with awe at the Red Arrows' fly-past represented the political and regional patchwork of this nation: Prime Minister David Cameron, former prime minister Gordon Brown, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Of course Alex Salmond was there, too, representing that constituency of Scots who would rather leave the Union altogether. Some reporters said that Mr Salmond was gently booed by dockworkers and their families – a reminder of the passions that the independence referendum can stir.

More: A proud moment for the whole of Britain - Telegraph

[Macrobug]

Not the whisky!!  :eyes:  What a waste of delicious warming whisky :no:

[SophieChloe]

A proud moment for the whole of Britain

What an absolute waste of money! A relic from a bygone age.  Can't even afford the aircraft carriers to go on it.  The mind boggles. 

[Ladyelena]

A proud moment for the whole of Britain
The christening of HMS Queen Elizabeth is a symbol of the state of the country that signals a return of confidence after the credit crunch and the pain of austerity

It is hard to imagine a more British scene. The Queen formally named the new 65,000-ton Royal Navy aircraft carrier at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife – HMS Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty pressed a button and a bottle of Islay malt whisky crashed against the hull. The assembled guests gazing with awe at the Red Arrows' fly-past represented the political and regional patchwork of this nation: Prime Minister David Cameron, former prime minister Gordon Brown, Labour leader Ed Miliband and Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Of course Alex Salmond was there, too, representing that constituency of Scots who would rather leave the Union altogether. Some reporters said that Mr Salmond was gently booed by dockworkers and their families – a reminder of the passions that the independence referendum can stir.

More: A proud moment for the whole of Britain - Telegraph

What a tragic waste of Whisky! Give it to me and the can slip some water in the bottle. I won't tell. lol.

[PrincessOfPeace]

As long as we can share lol.

[TLLK]

^^^For those who spent months working on crafting this impressive ship, it must have been a very proud moment to see it launched.