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Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Museum of Liverpool | Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Museum of Liverpool |
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The Queen has officially opened the new Museum of Liverpool, ahead of the opening of more galleries on Friday. | |
She arrived in the city by train with the Duke of Edinburgh to open the £72m museum, which opened in July. | |
The royal couple were given a 50-minute tour of the new building on the city's waterfront. The Queen then unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion. | |
They are due to travel to the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton, Wirral, for lunch. | |
The Queen, wearing a burgundy wool coat and dress by Karl Ludvig with a matching hat by Angela Kelly, was shown around the museum by writer Phil Redmond, who is its chairman. | |
"She was really interested and got engaged in a lot of things as we walked around," he said. | |
He added: "I had forgotten to invite her to sign the guest book and she told me 'You are supposed to get me to sign the book'." | |
Exhibits in the new galleries include a carriage from Liverpool's Overhead Railway and a 19th Century steam locomotive called Lion used on the original Liverpool to Manchester railway. | Exhibits in the new galleries include a carriage from Liverpool's Overhead Railway and a 19th Century steam locomotive called Lion used on the original Liverpool to Manchester railway. |