Mary Queen of Shops Mary Queen of Shops Mary Queen of Shops is a British television series presented by Mary Portas broadcast on BBC Two. The series began with a four-week run starting on 7 June 2007, and returned for a second series of six episodes beginning on 9 June 2008. A third three-part series, titled "Mary Queen of Charity Shops", began on 2 June 2009. The show returned for a fourth series on 7 June 2010, featuring various independent shops, rather than just fashion boutiques. The title of the programme is a play on Mary, Queen of Scots' name. In each episode, Mary
RMS Queen Mary 2 It is believed that the cup was presented to Sir Samuel Cunard sometime in 1840, but for much of its life it was missing. It was discovered in an antique shop in 1967 and returned to Cunard, where it was placed aboard "Queen Elizabeth 2". In 2004, when "QM2" became the flagship, the Boston Cup was placed aboard "QM2". It is in a glass case, aft of the Chart Room lounge. In July 2007 the National Geographic Channel broadcast an episode of the documentary series "Megastructures" about "Queen Mary 2". The vessel also featured in the pilot episode of the