Anna Scholz Queen of Shops in 2008 saw retail guru Mary Portas introduce a failing fashion store in Ascot to Anna and her label in the hope of saving the business and educating the owner in the needs of her plus size customers. After the programme aired the brand saw a 72% increase in sales of the range in Harrods, as well as 35 new retail outlets looking to stock her pieces. The feature even caused annascholz.com to crash due to internet sales and is often referred to as one of the most influential features for the brand. Having been born in
RMS Queen Mary 2 presented talks about the ship's design. On 6 May 2014, all three Queens met up for the first time in Lisbon, Portugal. The three ships sailed abreast of each other from Lisbon to Southampton. On 9 May 2014 "Queen Elizabeth" and "Queen Victoria" led "Queen Mary 2" up the Southampton channel where they docked in formation at the QEII terminal and performed a birthday salute to "Queen Mary 2". The anniversary included a tour of the ship by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. On 25 May 2015, all three Queens met, once again, at Liverpool, in order to