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 compared to the ultramodern French liner. "Queen Mary" proved to be the more popular vessel than her larger rival, in terms of passengers carried. In August 1936, "Queen Mary" captured the Blue Riband from "Normandie", with average speeds of westbound and eastbound. "Normandie" was refitted with a new set of propellers in 1937 and reclaimed the honour, but in 1938 "Queen Mary" took back the Blue Riband in both directions with average speeds of westbound and eastbound, records which stood until lost to "United States" in 1952. Among facilities available on board "Queen Mary", the liner featured two indoor swimming