Mary Portas On 19 June 2009, in a ceremony at Galashiels, Heriot-Watt University awarded Portas a Doctorate of Letters in recognition of her career and her contribution to the advancement of marketing and brand communications within the retail sector In December 2009, Portas opened her first permanent 'Living & Giving Shop' in support of charity Save the Children. There are now 16 shops open across London and Edinburgh. She was also named as the charity's Global Retail Ambassador. In 2011, Portas moved from BBC to Channel 4. Her first series for the channel was "Mary Portas: Secret Shopper" which aired in January
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