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| Queen meets Yoko Ono at Museum of Liverpool official opening | Queen meets Yoko Ono at Museum of Liverpool official opening |
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| The Queen has met Yoko Ono during the official opening of the Museum of Liverpool. | The Queen has met Yoko Ono during the official opening of the Museum of Liverpool. |
| The Queen arrived in the city by train with the Duke of Edinburgh to tour the £72m museum. | The Queen arrived in the city by train with the Duke of Edinburgh to tour the £72m museum. |
| The royal couple spent 50 minutes visiting galleries in the waterfront building. The Queen then unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion. | The royal couple spent 50 minutes visiting galleries in the waterfront building. The Queen then unveiled a plaque to commemorate the occasion. |
| John Lennon's widow, who had flown in from New York City for the visit, praised the Queen's appearance. | John Lennon's widow, who had flown in from New York City for the visit, praised the Queen's appearance. |
| Ms Ono said: "That particular colour (burgundy) - it made her look so young, so elegant. | Ms Ono said: "That particular colour (burgundy) - it made her look so young, so elegant. |
| "She is always elegant. It's always nice to meet her." | "She is always elegant. It's always nice to meet her." |
| The Queen was shown around the museum by Liverpool television producer and screenwriter Phil Redmond, who is its chairman. | |
| "She was really interested and got engaged in a lot of things as we walked around," he said. | "She was really interested and got engaged in a lot of things as we walked around," he said. |
| "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'." | |
| 'Fantastic opportunity' | 'Fantastic opportunity' |
| Seven year-old Arron Wilson, a pupil from one of the schools which worked on creating the museum's Little Liverpool gallery, presented the Queen with a posy. | Seven year-old Arron Wilson, a pupil from one of the schools which worked on creating the museum's Little Liverpool gallery, presented the Queen with a posy. |
| His head teacher Elaine Rees said: "It was a fantastic opportunity for our school to come here today and meet the Queen. | His head teacher Elaine Rees said: "It was a fantastic opportunity for our school to come here today and meet the Queen. |
| "We got to say hello and we also spoke to Prince Philip, who was really interested in the children and asked them if they had missed maths. | "We got to say hello and we also spoke to Prince Philip, who was really interested in the children and asked them if they had missed maths. |
| "We have really enjoyed it." | "We have really enjoyed it." |
| Afterwards, the Queen and the duke travelled to the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton, Wirral, for lunch. | Afterwards, the Queen and the duke travelled to the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton, Wirral, for lunch. |
| Exhibits in the Museum of Liverpool's 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 Museum of Liverpool's 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. |
| Over half a million people have visited the Museum of Liverpool since it opened on 19 July. | Over half a million people have visited the Museum of Liverpool since it opened on 19 July. |
| It is said to be the world's first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city. | It is said to be the world's first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city. |