Queen Elizabeth II Takes to the Seas at Start of Golden Jubilee Tour (2002)

On 1 May 2002, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visited the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall, beginning a tour of the country to mark the monarch’s Golden Jubilee. There, she met crewmen of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), before naming and launching a new lifeboat, RNLB Richard Cox Scott, and boarding the vessel for its maiden voyage. #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #QueenElizabeth #PrincePhilip #DukeOfEdinburgh #RoyalFamily #GoldenJubilee To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - @ITNArchive 🎥 Follow us on Twitter - 🎥 Like us on Facebook - 🎥 Check out our TikTok - @itnarchive1955