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Royal barge 'Gloriana' at St Katharine Docks
Royal barge 'Gloriana' at St Katharine Docks - by Victor Naumenko ©
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Royal barge 'Gloriana' at St Katharine Docks

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee barge 'Gloriana' is the first Royal barge to have been built in over 100 years and cost £1,000,000. The project to build 'Gloriana' was initiated by Lord Sterling who stated he got the idea for a waterborne tribute to the Queen for her Diamond Jubilee from Charles, Prince of Wales. Lord Sterling financed the estimated £500,000 construction cost of the project. Additional backers included Sir Donald Gosling and Canadian billionaire Galen Weston. After leading the Jubilee parade 'Gloriana' was presented to the Queen as a gift. The materials used includes wood from sweet chestnut trees from Prince Charles's estate.
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Photographer: © Victor Naumenko (Gallery)(10th September 2013)

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Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-RX100
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 18.45 mm, ISO: 125, Exposure time: 1/500 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: August 20, 2013, 6:38 pm
ImageID:1180434, Image size: 2592 x 1944 pixels

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