The Queen and Tony Blair Dance to Auld Lang Syne on Millennium Eve (1999)

On 31 December 1999, Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; and other members of the royal family joined British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair at the newly-opened Millennium Dome to see in the new year - and the new millennium. While the royals took a barge down the Thames to the venue, the Blairs and other members of the political establishment arrived by tube train. #QueenElizabethII #QueenElizabeth #ElizabethII #PrincePhilip #PrincessAnne #NewYearsEve #NewYear #Millennium #MillenniumEve #1999 #2000 #TonyBlair #CherieBlair #AuldLangSyne #TheCrown To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: OR R311299002* OR R311299004* OR R311299005* To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: ๐ŸŽฅ Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - @ITNArchive ๐ŸŽฅ Follow us on Twitter - ๐ŸŽฅ Like us on Facebook - ๐ŸŽฅ Check out our TikTok - @itnarchive1955
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