Queen Elizabeth Planetarium the planetarium and grant it full heritage status. Queen Elizabeth Planetarium The Queen Elizabeth Planetarium or Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium is a former planetarium located in Coronation Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was the first planetarium in Canada, operating between 1960 and 1983. Designed by Walter Tefler and R. F. Duke, it was named to commemorate the visit of Elizabeth II in 1959. In 1958 a proposal was put before Edmonton City Council to build a permanent civic memorial to mark the visit of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in July 1959. Originally there were three
MS Queen Elizabeth maiden voyage to the Canary Islands the following day. The Queen was also the sponsor of the now-retired "Queen Elizabeth 2" in 1967 and Cunard's current flagship, "Queen Mary 2", in 2004. The first master of "Queen Elizabeth" was Captain Christopher Wells. On Monday 4 October 2010 "Queen Elizabeth" was formally handed over to Cunard. She sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton on Tuesday 12 October 2010, following a naming ceremony with the monarch on Monday 11 October 2010. At the end of October 2011 "Queen Elizabeth" and her fleet mates changed their registries to Hamilton, Bermuda, in order