RMS Queen Elizabeth was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to a succession of buyers, most of whom had unsuccessful plans for her. Finally "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship called Seawise University. In 1972, while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, fire broke out aboard under unexplained circumstances and the ship was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. In 1973, the wreck was deemed an obstruction to shipping in the area, and so was partially scrapped where
Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen Elizabeth R: A Year in the Life of the Queen Elizabeth R is a 1992 television documentary film about Queen Elizabeth II. It was produced by the BBC and directed by Edward Mirzoeff. It was the second officially approved documentary about the British royal family since 1969's "Royal Family". "Elizabeth R" was followed by the BBC-RDF documentary "" in 2007. The film was produced by BBC to mark the 40th anniversary of the Queen's accession. The director and producer was Edward Mirzoeff. The writers of the screenplay were Mirzoeff and Antony Jay, who also wrote the script of the 1969